Open AccessCombined Rib-Latissimus Flap; the “Picket Fence” Concept for Reconstruction of Upper Tibia Defects
Author(s) -
Shahram Nazerani,
Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi,
Mohamad Reza Ebadi,
Adel Ebrahimpoor,
Tara Nazerani,
Bardia Bidarmaghz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
trauma monthly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2251-7464
pISSN - 2251-7472
DOI - 10.5812/kowsar.22517464.3553
Subject(s) - medicine , tibia , rib cage , nonunion , surgery , anatomy , soft tissue , fixation (population genetics) , population , environmental health
Upper tibia defects ,type3b Gustilo, due to huge size and volume are very difficult to reconstruct; usually several operations are needed for bone and soft tissue defects and the definite one stage reconstruction is yet to be found.