Related Experiment Videos
Soft tissue cover for the exposed knee prosthesis
O Fayomi1, J V Patel, N Percival
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
International Orthopaedics
|April 7, 1999
Abstract:
This study assess the use of muscle flaps to cover exposed knee prostheses and emphasises the need for early plastic surgery consultation. In five of the six patients studied the wound was successfully covered and the knee prosthesis salvaged with a reasonable functional outcome.