title: Salvage of Upper Limb following a Severe Crushing Trauma: Immediate Reconstruction with a Free Flap and Subsequent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
abstract: A microsurgical latissimus dorsi flap was performed for resurfacing a large soft tissue defect of the forearm with exposure of the vital structures and contaminated wound. Early coverage of a defect is a generally accepted concept to achieve a better functional result. The authors present a case report where a free latissimus dorsi flap with subsequent hyperbaric oxygen therapy allowed a successful single stage reconstruction of this complex severely contaminated defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Largo Barozzi no. 1, 24122 Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Longhi