Myocutaneous flaps: the Saskatoon experience.
The purpose of this study was to determine the results of myocutaneous flap procedures performed in three Saskatoon hospitals between 1977 and 1979. Twenty-two flap procedures were performed on 17 patients. Eleven patients were suffering from decubitus ulcers and 6 had other wounds. Myocutaneous flaps have a place in the early surgical management of decubitus ulcers. Fluorescein given intravenously in some patients during operation was used to assess flap viability; 4 out of 10 flaps required trimming as a result. The myocutaneous flap technique provides rapid and durable closure for a wide variety of tissue defects which are otherwise difficult to cover.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D005627:Frostbite / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D012540:Scapula; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*