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The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma

Gastrocnemius flap is a common flap done in orthopaedic practice because of its simplicity and reliability. However, complications have happened when technical details and careful planning were not observed. We reported case series on gastrocnemius flap done in our institution over a four years peri...

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Main Authors: Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Mohd Kasim, Kamil, Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Mohd Amin, Azril
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2007
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RC1200 Sports Medicine
RD701 Orthopedics
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spelling my.iium.irep.410692015-03-13T07:09:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41069/ The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma Mohd Yusof, Nazri Mohd Kasim, Kamil Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohd Amin, Azril RC1200 Sports Medicine RD701 Orthopedics Gastrocnemius flap is a common flap done in orthopaedic practice because of its simplicity and reliability. However, complications have happened when technical details and careful planning were not observed. We reported case series on gastrocnemius flap done in our institution over a four years period. There were 11 cases of gastrocnemius flap which was done to cover soft tissue defect following infection after plate fixation, infected open fracture and open grade IIIB tibial fracture. Ten cases healed uneventfully while one cases had early wound breakdown which was salvaged by repeated wound debridement and a fasciocutaneous flap. The clinical application, practical consideration, its advantages and limitations are discussed. 2007 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41069/1/5.pdf Mohd Yusof, Nazri and Mohd Kasim, Kamil and Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin and Che Ahmad, Aminudin and Mohd Amin, Azril (2007) The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma. In: Fifth SICOT/SIROT Annual Internatinal Conference, 29 August - 1 September 2007, Marrakech, Morocco. http://www.news.sicot.org
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RD701 Orthopedics
spellingShingle RC1200 Sports Medicine
RD701 Orthopedics
Mohd Yusof, Nazri
Mohd Kasim, Kamil
Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin
Che Ahmad, Aminudin
Mohd Amin, Azril
The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma
description Gastrocnemius flap is a common flap done in orthopaedic practice because of its simplicity and reliability. However, complications have happened when technical details and careful planning were not observed. We reported case series on gastrocnemius flap done in our institution over a four years period. There were 11 cases of gastrocnemius flap which was done to cover soft tissue defect following infection after plate fixation, infected open fracture and open grade IIIB tibial fracture. Ten cases healed uneventfully while one cases had early wound breakdown which was salvaged by repeated wound debridement and a fasciocutaneous flap. The clinical application, practical consideration, its advantages and limitations are discussed.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd Yusof, Nazri
Mohd Kasim, Kamil
Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin
Che Ahmad, Aminudin
Mohd Amin, Azril
author_facet Mohd Yusof, Nazri
Mohd Kasim, Kamil
Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin
Che Ahmad, Aminudin
Mohd Amin, Azril
author_sort Mohd Yusof, Nazri
title The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma
title_short The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma
title_full The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma
title_fullStr The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma
title_full_unstemmed The use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma
title_sort use of gastrocnemius muscle flap in trauma
publishDate 2007
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/41069/1/5.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/41069/
http://www.news.sicot.org
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