Coverage of bilateral lower extremity calcaneal fractures with osteomyelitis using a single split free gracilis muscle transfer.
A case is presented in which a single gracilis muscle was split and used for free-tissue coverage of two sites in a patient with bilateral calcaneal fractures and posttraumatic osteomyelitis. Muscle-flap coverage of osteomyelitis and the use of the gracilis muscle for free-tissue transfer are discussed.
Wellisz
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Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Rechnic
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Dougherty
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Sherman
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D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery*