title: Free latissimus dorsi musclocutaneous flap transfer for chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia: 16-year follow-up.
abstract: Free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap transfer is one of the surgical methods for treating the difficult problem of chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia. We evaluated the viability of the flap and the influence on the bone in a patient at 16 years after surgery by using X-ray films, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sumiya Orthopaedic Hospital, 337 Yoshida Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 640-8343, Japan. kawakatsu@sumiya.or.jp
authors.forename: Motohisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawakatsu
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Akikazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sumiya
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013977:Tibia