Combined treatment using cross-leg free flap and the Masquelet technique: a report of two cases

We introduce a treatment that combines the cross-leg free flap with the Masquelet technique and describe two cases using this method for bone and soft tissue reconstruction. Both patients were successfully treated and ambulatory. This novel method can be safely performed using the delay technique, i...

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Published inCase reports in plastic surgery and hand surgery Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 99 - 104
Main Authors Osaki, Takeo, Hasegawa, Yasuko, Tamura, Ryosuke, Fukui, Tomoaki, Oe, Keisuke, Niikura, Takahiro, Nomura, Tadashi, Hashikawa, Kazunobu, Terashi, Hiroto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis Ltd 2022
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Antibiotics
Blood vessels
Case Report
Case reports
Cement
Debridement
Defects
Fractures
Hand surgery
Infections
Medical imaging
Oxygen saturation
Plastic surgery
Skin & tissue grafts
Spectrum analysis
University graduates
Veins & arteries
osteomyelitis
reconstruction
cross-leg free flap
Masquelet technique
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ISSN2332-0885
2332-0885
DOI10.1080/23320885.2022.2039667

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Summary:We introduce a treatment that combines the cross-leg free flap with the Masquelet technique and describe two cases using this method for bone and soft tissue reconstruction. Both patients were successfully treated and ambulatory. This novel method can be safely performed using the delay technique, indocyanine-green angiography and near-infrared spectroscopy.
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ISSN:2332-0885
2332-0885
DOI:10.1080/23320885.2022.2039667