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Case Q&A

Free Flap Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Review

06/17/2024

Abraham Zavala

María I. Vargas

Walter Ayala

Miguel A. Chávez

Jesús López

Ricardo Delgado

This Case Q&A discusses latissimus dorsi free flaps as a reconstructive option for the management of acquired abdominal wall defects.

This Case Q&A discusses...

06/17/2024

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Case Report

Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Maximizing Flap Survival in Compromised Free Flaps: A Case Report

03/14/2024

Haruka Kawamoto ;

Isao Koshima , MD;

Keisuke Shimbo ;

This case report presents the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a 76-year-old man who underwent free flap reconstruction for calcaneal osteomyelitis.

This case report presents the...

03/14/2024

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Case Report

Prophylactic Muscle Free Flap for Total Ankle Arthroplasty With Vascular Risk Factors

01/04/2024

Arman J. Fijany , MD;

Maxim Pekarev , MD;

Michael W. Downey , DPM, FACFAS;

Sofia E. Olsson , BS;

This case highlights the potential usage of prophylactic muscle free flaps to mitigate vascular risk factors in high-risk patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty.

This case highlights the...

01/04/2024

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Case Report

Intramedullary Free Gracilis for Dead-Space Obliteration and Stump Resurfacing in a Transfemoral Amputee With Recurrent Osteomyelitis

07/26/2023

Darl Vandevender , MD;

Maelee Yang , MD, MBA;

Peter Laub , MD;

John Vandevender , BS;

Hobie Summers , MD;

A 72-year-old man with a history of delayed presentation for severe right lower extremity burns underwent through-knee amputation complicated by periprosthetic distal femur osteomyelitis.

A 72-year-old man with a history...

07/26/2023

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Methotrexate-associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder Presenting as an Ulcer With Tendon Exposure on the Dorsum of the Hand: A Case Report and Literature Review

06/12/2023

Isao Koshima , MD;

Keisuke Shimbo ;

Haruka Kawamoto ;

This case report follows a 74-year-old female diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and administered methotrexate for 3 years and 8 months. The patient presented with a 2-month-old ulcer on the dorsum of the hand, which was diagnosed as...

This case report follows a...

06/12/2023

Wounds

Case Q&A

Propeller Flaps for Lower Back Defects

01/09/2023

Edwin Morrison , MBBS;

Jocelyn Lu , MD;

Francis Graziano , MD;

Eldon Mah , MBBS;

Farooq Shahzad , MBBS, MS, FACS, FAAP;

A 33-year-old man was referred to the plastic surgery service for management of a complex lower back wound.

A 33-year-old man was referred...

01/09/2023

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Case Report

Immediate Application of Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix To a Muscle Free Flap for Complex Soft Tissue Reconstruction

07/21/2022

Christopher John Lewis , FRCS(Plast);

Sachin Teelucksingh , MRCS;

Chad Chang , FRCS(Plast);

John Henton , FRCS(Plast);

Extensive degloving skin injuries in children are particularly challenging for the possible complications of restricting growth and function. Biodegradable temporizing matrix is traditionally used for acute burn care reconstruction and in...

Extensive degloving skin...

07/21/2022

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Closure of Stage IV Pressure Injuries with an Autologous Heterogeneous Skin Construct

Objective: Pressure injuries (PIs) are a difficult, costly and growing problem in the US and worldwide. Available treatments have high failure rates and, even when they are successful, wo...

Deana S. Shenaq , MD;

Mark S. Granick , MD;

Diana Burgueno-Vega , MD;

Nikolai Sopko , MD, PhD;

Melodie Blakely , DPT, CWS, MS;

Diane Duncan , MD;

Edward W. Swanson , MD;

08/19/2021

Case Report

Eye Comfort and Physiological Reconstruction of an Entire Upper Eyelid Defect

04/15/2021

Katsuya Okuda ;

Shinji Kumegawa ;

Yoshitaka Wada ;

Yasuhiro Sakata ;

Shinichi Asamura , MD, PhD;

Hirohisa Kusuhara ;

Noritaka Isogai , MD, PhD;

A 76-year-old woman had Merkel cell carcinoma of the left upper eyelid.

A 76-year-old woman had Merkel...

04/15/2021

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Salvage of Free Flaps Following Vascular Pedicle Avulsion Using "Supermicrosurgery'' Techniques: A Case Report of DIEP Free Flap Salvage and Review of the Literature

03/27/2021

David Izadi , MB, MA, MRCS;

Nicholas Cereceda-Monteoliva , MBBS, BSc;

Sherif Wilson , MBChB, FRCS, FRCS(Plast);

Salvage of Free Flaps Following Vascular Pedicle Avulsion Using “Supermicrosurgery” Techniques: A Case Report of DIEP Free Flap Salvage and Review of the Literature Nicholas Cereceda-Monteoliva, MBBS, BSc, David...

Salvage of Free...

03/27/2021

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