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[Reconstruction of open fractures of the leg associated with extensive loss of skin and soft tissues using muscular and cutaneo-muscular flaps]. 1989

S Petrovic

The author draws attention to the serious character of open fractures of the leg with extensive losses of the skin and soft tissues. He emphasizes the need of high standard primary surgical treatment and osteosynthesis of the fracture by external fixation device according to a therapeutic plan. To ensure an undisturbed consolidation of the fracture in indicated cases, the author implements the reconstruction of acute skin losses and soft tissue losses by a muscular flap of the m. soleus or m. tibialis ant. and by dermatomuscular flaps of the gastrocnemius muscle. Of 42 casualties with open fractures of the leg with losses of soft tissues the author made in 9 reconstructions of acute losses by muscular and dermatomuscular flaps. The author presents the documentation of two patients with open fractures of the leg who were treated by muscular and dermatomuscular flaps.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007869	Leg Injuries	General or unspecified injuries involving the leg.	Injuries, Leg,Injury, Leg,Leg Injury
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D005593	Fracture Fixation, Internal	The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment.	Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D005597	Fractures, Open	Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.	Fractures, Compound,Compound Fracture,Compound Fractures,Fracture, Compound,Fracture, Open,Open Fracture,Open Fractures
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps