Abstract

DAINOTTO, Tamara; VIOLLAZ, Gonzalo; DEL SEL, Hernán  and  LOPREITE, Fernando A.. Colgajo neurocutáneo safeno y recambio de espaciador de cemento en el manejo de una artroplastia de rodilla infectada con defecto de cobertura cutánea. Reporte de un caso. Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol. [online]. 2021, vol.86, n.4, pp.529-536. ISSN 1852-7434.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2021.86.4.1194.

Soft tissue defects in the setting of periprosthetic joint infection represent serious problems for orthopaedic surgeons following total joint replacement. This report aims is to show our experience using the proximal-based saphenous neurocutaneous flap for the reconstruction of a wound defect in the treatment of a periprosthetic knee infection. A new cement spacer was placed and a neurocutaneous saphenous flap was performed in the same stage. Conclusions: Soft tissue defects around the knee can be effectively solved with the neurocutaneous saphenous flap, which provides an adequate coverage to this joint within the context of infected arthroplasty.

Keywords : Neurocutaneous saphenous flap; soft tissue defects; tissue necrosis; knee arthroplasty.

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