title: [Treatment of an osteo-fascio-cutaneous defect of the femur with a serial connected flow-through free-flap].
abstract: Covering large osteo-fascio-cutaneous defects after debridement often calls for elaborate soft tissue reconstruction. Large tissue loss or structural damage that requires distinct repair is rarely coverable by a single conventional flap. Here, we report the case of serial flap coverage using sequentially connected fibular and latissimus dorsi free flaps.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Schweiz. jens.guetler@luks.ch.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gütler
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Schweiz.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hug
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Schweiz.
authors.forename: B-C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Link
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Schweiz.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fritsche
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D064171:Superficial Back Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques
keywords: Femur; Free flaps; Latissimus dorsi; Osteomyelitis; Wound healing