A bipedicled chest wall flap to cover an open elbow joint in a burned infant.
A 7-month-old girl sustained a deep and extensive burn of the posterior aspect of the left upper arm and forearm, complicated by an open wound of the elbow joint with exposed bone and articular cartilage. A bipedicled chest wall flap was used to cover the defect. The limb was preserved along with good function in the elbow joint. An above-elbow amputation was thus avoided.
D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013909:Thorax; D000092464:Elbow Injuries