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Emergency surgical repair of extensive soft‐tissue defects in upper limb of a child, using flap graft
Author(s) -
Li Lin,
Xiongjin Tan,
Guofen Chen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.10202
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , soft tissue , amputation , scapula , upper limb
Extensive soft‐tissue defects in the upper limb of a child are rare, and emergency surgical repair presents a challenge to the clinician and requires high proficiency in operating skills. The use of common regular flaps fails to completely cover the trauma. We report on a case in which the skin defect, reaching 42 × 15 cm, was repaired by the use of a scapula latissimus dorsi musculo‐cutaneous flap, and the functions of the affected limb were maintained to the utmost extent. Thus the patient has escaped amputation. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.