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| The role of gastrocnemius muscle flap for reconstruction of large soft tissue defects after infected total knee arthroplasty | ||||||
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SRH Poliklinik Gera GmbH, Straβe des Friedens 122, 07548 Gera, Germany.
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| Schmidt I. The role of gastrocnemius muscle flap for reconstruction of large soft tissue defects after infected total knee arthroplasty. Int J Case Rep Images 2017;8(1):7–10. |
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Abstract
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The surgical management of infected total knee arthroplasty remains a challenging therapeutic problem. The two-stage management has proven to be the reliable method of choice. The use of the gastrocnemius muscle flap has become a great "classic" for coverage of large soft tissue defects of the knee and proximal third of lower leg. A short review of literature including two short case presentations will highlight that procedure with or without required removal of implant and the specificities of the use of medial or lateral gastrocnemius muscle head are shown.
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Keywords:
Coverage, Gastrocnemius muscle flap, Infection, Soft tissue defect, Total knee arthroplasty
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Author Contributions:
Ingo Schmidt – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2017 Ingo Schmidt. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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