title: [Plastic surgery defect coverage in the area of the pelvis and trunk].
abstract: Complex defects of the trunk and pelvic region are rare, but are mostly the sequelae of serious conditions. Stable soft tissue coverage after radical debridement of all avital tissue may be of vital importance for the patient. The article will demonstrate the options of plastic surgery procedures that should be known by the general surgeon to be eventually integrated into a interdisciplinary therapeutic concept.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Verbrennungen, Plastische und Handchirurgie, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Germann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sauerbier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bickert
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000528:radiation effects*; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology