Forequarter amputation wound coverage with an ipsilateral, lymphedematous, circumferential forearm fasciocutaneous free flap in patients undergoing palliative shoulder-girdle tumor resection.
Closure of massive soft-tissue defects in patients undergoing forequarter amputation for shoulder-girdle tumors may present a daunting challenge. This report describes two patients whose forequarter amputations were closed using ipsilateral, lymphedematous, circumferential forearm fasciocutaneous free flaps.
Zachary
L S
LS
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
Gottlieb
L J
LJ
Simon
M
M
Ferguson
M K
MK
Calkins
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E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D012540:Scapula / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*