TY - JOUR
T1 - A vascularised gracilis flap with tibial bone for the reconstruction of the Achilles tendon
AU - Uchikawa, Yumiko
AU - Yazawa, Masaki
AU - Kishi, Kazuo
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Rupture of the Achilles tendon is a very common trauma. Reconstruction of a chronic Achilles tendon defect is challenging for reconstructive surgeons, and several methods have been described. The ideal reconstruction would result in the patients resuming the activity level they were accustomed to before the injury. In our patient, the Achilles tendon was reconstructed using the gracilis muscle flap, and the flap was fixed using a fragment of the tibial bone, yielding satisfactory results. In this report, we describe this procedure employed and provide a description of the case.
AB - Rupture of the Achilles tendon is a very common trauma. Reconstruction of a chronic Achilles tendon defect is challenging for reconstructive surgeons, and several methods have been described. The ideal reconstruction would result in the patients resuming the activity level they were accustomed to before the injury. In our patient, the Achilles tendon was reconstructed using the gracilis muscle flap, and the flap was fixed using a fragment of the tibial bone, yielding satisfactory results. In this report, we describe this procedure employed and provide a description of the case.
KW - Fragment of tibial bone
KW - Gracilis muscle flap
KW - Reconstruction of Achilles tendon
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.03.039
DO - 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.03.039
M3 - Article
C2 - 23612186
AN - SCOPUS:84883653584
SN - 1748-6815
VL - 66
SP - e281-e283
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
IS - 10
ER -