Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty.

Foot Ankle Clin

North Carolina Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fuqua Business School, Duke University, 3609 Southwest Durham Drive, Durham, NC 27707, USA. Electronic address:

Published: June 2017

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Wound complications following total ankle replacement are common. A team approach, including plastic surgeons, should be utilized to manage these wound issues. The handling of the wound, from the index procedure, to a variety of flaps, can be utilized to provide a successful outcome following an ankle replacement.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcl.2017.01.008DOI Listing

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