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Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2000;9(1):80-87.
Published online May 31, 2000.
Reconstruction of the Lower Extremities with the Large Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Free Flap
Jun-Mo Lee, M.D., Dal-Young Huh, M.D.
넓은 유리 광배근피부 판을 이용한 하지 재건술
이준모·허달영
Abstract
  Acute high speed accidents that results in full thickness skin defect and exposure of tendon, nerve, vessel and periosteum over denuded bone demands soft tissue coverage.
  Exposed bone often ensues chronic infection and requires free flap transplantation which surely covers defects in one stage operation and enhances transport of oxygen-rich blood and converts a non-osteogenic or partially osteogenic site into a highly osteogenic site, but exposed bone which had performed free flap transplantation sometimes necroses and needs secondary bone procedure. Scar contracture limits joint motion should be excised and covered with normal soft tissue to restore normal range of motion.
  Authors have performed the large latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap in 8 cases of extensive soft tissue defect and exposed bone lesion in the leg and 1 case of the flap was failed. The secondary ilizarov bone procedure was performed in 3 of 8 cases. 2 cases of large burn scar contracture and 1 case of posttraumatic scar contracture in lower extremity were restored with the large latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap.
  Authors concluded that large latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap is the most acceptable microvascular procedure in large soft tissue defect combined with exposed periosteum and bone requiring secondary bone procedure and in large burn scar contracture limiting knee joint motion.
Key Words: Soft tissue defects, The large latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap
 


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