Posts Tagged ‘flap coverage’

The treatment of soft-tissue defects of the lower leg after a traumatic open tibial fracture

Abstract  The treatment of large soft-tissue defects of the lower leg remains a challenge. The timing of the operation, the most suitable
type of tissue, and the decision between local or free flap coverage still remains under discussion. Fifty-two patients were
treated with local or free flap coverage after a traumatic soft-tissue defect of the lower leg. We compared the results after
treatment with local versus free flaps and fasciocutaneous flaps versus musculocutaneous flaps. In the case of primary reconstruction,
we also compared the results regarding the timing of the operation: patients treated within 72 h after the trauma versus patients
treated after 72 h. Thirty-five patients (67%) have been treated because of posttraumatic soft-tissue defects and, theref…