Microsurgical Limb Reconstruction Utilizing Truelok TL External Fixator: A Case Report

Microsurgical Limb Reconstruction Utilizing Truelok TL External Fixator: A Case Report

Coverage of lower extremity wounds, especially those in the distal leg, present challenges to the reconstructive surgeon. The present case illustrates a surgical technique utilizing a distally based reverse soleus muscle flap for coverage of an anterior leg wound deficit with exposed bone. The wound...

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Main Authors:	Edgardo Rodriguez-Collazo, Jonathan Huey
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics 2018-03-01
Series:	Гений oртопедии
Subjects:	Soleus Muscle Flap Limb Salvage Advanced Orthoplastic Technique External Fixator Wound VAC Integra Truelok Split-thickness Skin Graft Anterior Leg Wound Ankle Wound Coverage
Online Access:	http://ilizarov-journal.com/index.php/go/article/view/3323

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