Open infected Achilles tendon injury--reconstruction of tendon with fascia lata graft and soft tissue cover with a reverse flow sural flap.
We present a patient with an open, infected Achilles tendon injury with a soft tissue defect of 12 cm x 5 cm and a tendon defect of 10 cm. He underwent a two-stage procedure. A first stage debridement of tendon and soft tissue was followed by a second stage tendo Achilles reconstruction using fascia lata graft and soft tissue cover with a reverse flow sural flap. He had a good functional outcome with minimal donor site morbidity.
Boopalan
P R J V C
PR
Department of Orthopaedics Unit III, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. jpboopy@gmail.com
Jepegnanam
Thilak S
TS
Titus
V T K
VT
Prasad
Seetharam Y
SY
Chittaranjan
Samuel B
SB
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003646:Debridement; D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*