Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis in the Hand with Anterolateral Thigh Free Flap and Autologous Iliac Bone Graft |
Hyung Suk Yi, Hyo Seong Kim, Sung Tack Kwon, Eui Cheol Jeong |
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ejeong.md@gmail.com 3Department of Plastic Surgery, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
Received: 3 September 2014 • Revised: 29 October 2014 • Accepted: 13 November 2014 |
Abstract |
Adequate debridement and flap operations are effective treatment methods for chronic osteomyelitis. Several flap operations have been described for treating chronic osteomyelitis in various regions. We performed anterolateral thigh fasciocutaneous free flap and iliac bone graft for treating posttraumatic chronic osteomyelitis in hand. The result was successful with satisfactory control of osteomyelitis and avoiding amputation of fingers. |
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