Unilateral or bilateral V-Y fasciocutaneous flaps for the coverage of soft tissue defects following total knee arthroplasty

Unilateral or bilateral V-Y fasciocutaneous flaps for the coverage of soft tissue defects following total knee arthroplasty

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Soft tissue necrosis following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may be the cause of the devastating complication of deep infection. It necessitates an immediate operative intervention because it could potentially jeopardise the arthropl...

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Main Authors: Savvidou Olga, Vasiliadis Elias, Mavrogenis Andreas, Lallos Stergios, Papaioannou Konstantinos, Efstathopoulos Nikolaos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/5/1/82

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