title: Fasciocutaneous flaps based on fascial feeding vessels for defects in the periolecranon area.
abstract: Skin defects over the olecranon process are usually a result of wound dehiscence following trauma or following joint replacement. Rarely, breakdown occurs over the olecranon in degenerative joint diseases and as the result of pressure necrosis. We have used a fascial feeding vessel-based fasciocutaneous flap to reconstruct 10 defects in nine patients. The technique provides a thin and supple local flap that is easy to raise and is reliable.
authors.affiliation: St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery, Billericay, Essex, UK.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Davalbhakta
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Niranjan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002062:Bursitis / Q000150:complications; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery; D005205:Fascia / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery