Wound cover in a hindquarter amputation with a free flap from the amputated limb. A case report.
This case report describes a patient who had a painful and fungating angiosarcoma of the right buttock. A palliative hindquarter amputation was performed. A large, free flap taken from the amputated leg was used to cover the defect. This technique offers a solution for covering large defects in an unsalvageable traumatic amputation or tumor conditions.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore.
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D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*