Reconstruction of the Achilles Tendon and Overlying Soft Tissue Using an Anteromedial Thigh Flap for a Post-Burn Pes Equinus Deformity: A Case Report
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Reconstruction of the Achilles tendon and overlying soft tissue using an anteromedial thigh flap for a post-burn pes equinus deformity: a case report.
We present a 36-year-old man with a severe pes equinus deformity of the ankle and an intractable ulcer over the Achilles tendon after a 4th-degree burn. He underwent a one-stage reconstructive surgical procedure using an anteromedial thigh flap with its vascularised fascia. After lengthening of the Achilles tendon and posterior release of the ankle, the anteromedial thigh fasciocutaneous flap w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2309-4990,2309-4990
DOI: 10.1177/230949900901700126