title: Outcome after flap cover for exposed total knee arthroplasties. A report of 25 cases.
abstract: The long-term functional result of exposed total knee arthroplasty, treated by flap cover, is presented and the results compared with those of a randomly selected control group. The wound was successfully covered and the prosthesis was preserved in 76% of cases, but the final functional score was not as good as in those with primary wound healing.
authors.affiliation: Withington Hospital, Manchester, England.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jarratt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing