Posttraumatic Soft Tissue Coverage of the Lower Leg for the Orthopedic Surgeon.

Orthop Clin North Am

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, 1120 15th St., BA 3300, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/janadavisMD.

Published: July 2022

Soft tissue reconstructive techniques are powerful tools for the orthopedic surgeon caring for lower extremity trauma. This article seeks to inform orthopedic surgeons about useful techniques for skin closure, secondary wound closure techniques, and rotational flaps of the lower leg. Split thickness skin grafting, piecrusting, and the use of negative pressure wound therapy for skin closure, as well as rotational gastrocnemius, soleus, and reverse sural artery flaps are discussed with emphasis on techniques for the nonvascular and nonmicrovascular orthopedic surgeon.

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