The Effect of Positive Postdebridement Cultures on Local Muscle Flap Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity

The Effect of Positive Postdebridement Cultures on Local Muscle Flap Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity

Background:. Local muscle flaps are a reconstructive option for wound coverage in the distal lower extremity, particularly in high-risk patients who are poor candidates for free tissue transfer. At our institution, chronic and infected wounds are managed with serial debridement before definitive rec...

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Main Authors: Arjun Kanuri, MD, MBA, Neil D. O’Kelly, MD, John Shuck, MD, Paul Kim, DPM, Karen K. Evans, MD, Christopher E. Attinger, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-09-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001864

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