Treatment of Soft Tissue Defect after TKA Using Dorsalis Pedis Flap: A Case Report.
- Author:
Byoung Gi KWON
1
;
Song LEE
;
Eun Hwan BAE
;
Yun Hyung SEO
;
Hoon Seok PARK
;
Kwan Young PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Sacred Heart General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. sshosp331@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Total knee arthroplasty;
Soft tissue defect;
Dorsalis pedis flap
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty;
Knee;
Prosthesis Failure;
Skin
- From:Journal of the Korean Knee Society
2004;16(2):208-213
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Skin and soft tissue defect developed after total knee arthroplasty have important influence on prosthesis survival. Thus an adequate treatment have to be performed according to the size and depth of defect. We report a case of dorsalis pedis flap for treatment of skin and soft tissue defect combined with infection after conversion total knee arthroplasty and its good result with a review of the literature.
