In the treatment of the soft tissue defect of the elbow, flap reconstruction is necessitated in many cases because of thinness of soft tissue at this region. In addition, reacquirement of tactile sensation is desirable because of the anatomical and specific functions of the elbow. Of three cases treated for elbow defects, one was reconstructed with a pedicled island forearm flap containing the ...

Abstract We present a case report of an unexpected pathology in addition to rare complication 62-year-old female following anterior exenteration and abdominal wall reconstruction. Initial biopsies characterised the malignancy as potential urachal adenocarcinoma, but final revealed solitary endometrial adenocarcinoma metastasis from cancer 6 years previously. Due nature tumour, resection was req...

A 48-year-old female presented with an arthrocutaneous fistula after ankle arthroscopy right. This complication was initially treated conservatively without success. Seven weeks after the primary procedure, the fistula was covered with the use of distally pedicled peroneus brevis muscle flap. The further course was uncomplicated.

We report two cases of large chest wall primary chondrosarcoma, one of the sternum and the other of the lateral chest wall. Both were treated by radical resection and reconstruction using marlex mesh and methyl methacrylate "sandwich" prosthesis and pedicled latissiumus dorsi flap.

Reconstruction of head and neck defects is a delicate endeavor that poses numerous intrinsic extrinsic challenges, which are currently magnified by rising health care costs limitations in system resources. Current trends the United States heavily favor use free tissue transfer over locoregional pedicles flaps (LRPF); however, latter group often undervalued, offering high utility, practicality, ...

Oncologic mandibular reconstruction has changed significantly over the years and continues to evolve with the introduction of newer technologies and techniques. Patient demographic, reconstructive, and complication data were obtained from a prospectively maintained clinical database of patients who underwent head and neck reconstruction at our institution. The free fibular flap is now considere...

It is difficult to completely resect huge anterior chest wall keloids and then close the wound directly. We report here our retrospective analysis of our case series of patients with such keloids who underwent reconstruction with internal mammary artery perforator (IMAP) pedicled propeller flaps and then received postoperative high-dose-rate superficial brachytherapy. METHODS All consecutive ...