Flap Reconstruction for Severe Open Fractures and Dislocation of Lower Extremities.

Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap and Its Application in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

NEW APPLICATION FOR THE BITEMPORAL (VISOR) FLAP IN RECONSTRUCTION OF ADVANCED LOWER LIP CARCINOMA

Background: Lip carcinoma is a common cancer with a good prognosis and when patients refer early in the course of disease the results of treatment are acceptable. Surgical procedures for reconstruction of lip defects are the use of remaining lip tissue, tissue from the opposite lip, adjacent cheek tissue, distant flaps and microvascular free flaps. The bitemporal (visor) flap is a regional...

Irrigation solutions in open fractures of the lower extremities: evaluation of isotonic saline and distilled water

INTRODUCTION Open fractures are widely considered as orthopaedic emergencies requiring immediate intervention. The initial management of these injuries usually affects the ultimate outcome because open fractures may be associated with significant morbidity. Wound irrigation forms one of the pivotal principles in the treatment of open fractures. The choice of irrigation fluid has since been a so...

Abstract: Peroneal Flap – A Boneless Version of Fibula Flap, an Equivalent of Radial Forearm Flap in the Lower Extremities, and a Feasible Alternative for Head and Neck Reconstruction

INTRODUCTION: Mechanical falls are a common cause of facial trauma in the elderly. It has been shown that the likelihood of sustaining a facial fracture due to a fall increases with age following infancy. While craniomaxillofacial fractures are most common during the first three decades of life, elderly patients more frequently require lengthy hospital stays and have shown increased surgical co...

Lower Lip Reconstruction: Karapandzic Flap

DESCRIPTION The patient is a 61 year old man with a shave biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower lip. Seven years ago, the patient underwent Moh's surgery for the same diagnosis on the lower lip. Patient reports that over the past 6 years the lesion has increased in size, has bled at intervals, and was not healing.