title: Use of a muscle flap and a split-thickness skin graft for a calcaneal osteomyelitis after an open reduction and internal fixation.
abstract: Reconstruction of bone and soft-tissue defects after an open reduction and internal fixation of a severely comminuted calcaneal fracture presents a challenge to the treating surgeon. We present a case report in which an abductor digiti minimi muscle flap was used to cover a complicated wound with calcaneal osteomyelitis and wound dehisence at the surgical incision. This muscle flap provides an easy, reliable, and quick method to cover open wounds at the lateral aspect of the foot and ankle.
authors.affiliation: Podiatry Division, Department of Orthopedics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. zgonis@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zgonis
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orphanos
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Roukis
authors.forename: Douglas T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Cromack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*