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In situ Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap: A Rat Model of Myocutaneous Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Published on: June 8, 2013
Reconstruction of a Large Thoracic Radiation-Induced Ulcer Using a Free Extended Vertical Rectus Abdominis
Andrea Vicente-Pardo1,2,3,4,5, Belen Anderssen Lorca1,2,3,4,5, Alberto Sanchez-Garcia1,2,3,4,5
1Andrea Vicente-Pardo, MD, is a plastic surgeon, Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
Abstract:
Radiation therapy-induced skin ulcers are complex wounds that are unable to heal spontaneously. This affects the patient's quality of life and poses a major health problem. The most reliable curative treatment involves extensive debridement of the affected tissue and covering the wound with well-vascularized tissue. We report the case of a 76-year-old woman with a huge clavicle osteoradionecrosis ulcer that required complex resection and reconstruction with an extended vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
