Two sequential free flaps for coverage of a total knee implant.
- Author:
Siew Weng NG
1
;
Hui Chai FONG
;
Bien Keem TAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Knee prosthesis; Free tissue flaps; Infection; Knee salvage; Latissimus dorsi flap
- MeSH: Arthroplasty; Free Tissue Flaps*; Humans; Joints; Knee Prosthesis; Knee*; Superficial Back Muscles
- From:Archives of Plastic Surgery 2018;45(3):280-283
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Knee revision arthroplasty following peri-prosthetic joint infections is a formidable challenge. Patients are at a high risk of recurrent infection, and the soft tissue over the revised implant is often of questionable quality. Flap reconstruction has improved the salvage rates of infected arthroplasties, and should be considered in all cases of revision arthroplasty. We present a challenging case requiring staged reconstruction with two free latissimus dorsi flaps after the initial use of a medial gastrocnemius flap.
