title: Coverage of bilateral lower extremity calcaneal fractures with osteomyelitis using a single split free gracilis muscle transfer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wellisz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rechnic
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: 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*