title: Open infected Achilles tendon injury--reconstruction of tendon with fascia lata graft and soft tissue cover with a reverse flow sural flap.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics Unit III, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. jpboopy@gmail.com
authors.forename: P R J V C
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Boopalan
authors.forename: Thilak S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Jepegnanam
authors.forename: V T K
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Titus
authors.forename: Seetharam Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Samuel B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Chittaranjan
mesh_terms: 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*