title: [Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of leg with free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap anastomosed to contralateral leg vessels].
abstract: A free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap was first anastomosed to dorsal vessels of the contralateral leg. It was then used to cover a large defect of the leg as a result of chronic osteomyelitis. The use of such a cross-leg flap was not affected by the poor circulatory condition of the diseased leg. It was done in 20 patients with satisfactory results. All of them could take part in the physical work.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Department, PLA 163rd Hospital.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*