2020, Number 1
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Cir Plast 2020; 30 (1)
Pedicled fillet of leg flap for closure of complex and complicated pressure sores
Caracheo-Rodríguez RS, González-Martínez C, Sánchez-García ÓA
Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 37-43
PDF size: 410.75 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Multiple (complex) pressure sores, recurrent (complicated) or large, represent a reconstructive challenge to the plastic surgeon. We present the case of a 20-year-old male patient with a history of paraplegia of nine years of evolution with multiple IV grade ulcers. A total leg flap fillet was performed using the Jandali technique, and the lesions were completely covered, with an adequate evolution of the flap in the follow days. The leg flap fillet remains a useful and reliable method for complex pressure sores reconstruction.
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