Høj femuramputation behandlet med fri lap og forlængelsessøm muliggjorde protesebrug

Translated title of the contribution: A free musculocutaneous flap and an intramedullary nail made the use of a prosthesis possible in a high traumatic femoral amputation

Jakob Felbo Paulsen, Finn Edgar Warburg, Knud Stenild Christensen, Rikke Holmgaard

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Abstract

The length of the stump and the quality of the soft tissue coverage are important for prosthesis fitting and mobility. In a high traumatic femoral amputation soft tissue reconstruction with a free musculocutaneous latissimus dorsi (LD) flap was performed to preserve bone length and provide proper tissue coverage. The extremely short stump was later on lengthened using a motorized intramedullary nail (Fitbone), and the achieved bone-lengthening was 14 cm. With the combined modalities of an LD-flap and Fitbone lengthening of the stump, the patient now has a useful limb function.

Translated title of the contributionA free musculocutaneous flap and an intramedullary nail made the use of a prosthesis possible in a high traumatic femoral amputation
Original languageDanish
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume178
Issue number43
Pages (from-to)v06160405
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 24 Oct 2016

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