Use of the omental free flap for reconstruction of degloving hand and foot injuries: two case reports

• Authors: Vytautas Tutkus , Kestutis Vitkus , Dovile Proskute
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Different techniques are used for reconstruction of degloving hand or foot injuries, however the best option has not been found yet. In this paper we present two clinical cases when degloving hand and foot injuries were successfully covered with the omental free flap.

Keywords

EN

Degloving injuries; Omental free flap; Microsurgical technique

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 808-812

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2012

online

11 - 10 - 2012

Contributors

author

Vytautas Tutkus

• Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos, Central Branch, Žygimantų str. 3, LT-01102, Vilnius, Lithuania

author

Kestutis Vitkus

• Clinic of Rheumatology, Traumatology — Orthopaedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Vilnius University, Žygimantų str. 3, LT-01102, Vilnius, Lithuania

author

Dovile Proskute

• Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionio str. 21, LT-03101, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-012-0075-z