Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3185278 | Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthétique | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We present the case of a 51-year-old woman who suffered an avulsion injury of the right leg in a car accident. In a first time, the simple suture with tiny debridement of the flaps is a failure and lead to a nearly complete necrosis. In a second time, a total avulsion of the devitalized skin is realised and a circumferential VAC® system is placed on the wound. Four cycles of vacuum therapy and twelve days later, a split-thickness skin mesh-graft is applied on the leg. This one has a very good take and allows the patient to stand up one month after the initial accident. This example underlines the role of cleaning and pro-budding of the negative therapy after the salvage of a leg avulsion.
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Authors
N. Zwillinger, S. Carette, B. Lorenceau,