A case of chronic ulcer with ectopic ossification in lower right extremity
10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20190408-00172
- VernacularTitle:右下肢慢性溃疡伴异位骨化一例
- Author:
Mingyu ZHAO
1
;
Gang XU
;
Pingsong LI
;
Yi LUO
;
Xiaomei LI
Author Information
1. 大连医科大学研究生院 116044，现在江苏省苏北人民医院烧伤整形科，扬州 225001
- Keywords:
Ossification, heterotopic;
Skin ulcer;
Wound healing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Burns
2020;36(5):402-404
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
On January 1st, 2019, one male patient, aged 55 years, with chronic ulcer in right lower extremity was admitted to Northern Jiangsu People′s Hospital. After admission, ulcer debridement and vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) surgery was performed in lower right extremity. Two pieces of bone-like tissue was removed from the lateral space between the Achilles tendon and fibula in the right leg, which was confirmed as ossification tissue by histopathological sections after surgery. The wounds were treated with VSD technique and dressing changes. On the 49th day after surgery, split-thickness skin graft was taken from the lateral left thigh and grafted to the wound area, which was then treated with VSD. The skin graft of patient survived well. The wound healed completely and the patient was discharged from hospital on day 77 post hospitalization. This case suggests that the patients with chronic ulcer should complete all related examinations in time, and improving the blood circulation of the wound and clearing the ectopic ossification in the wound are critical for wound healing.
