2015/01/01 by Martin Schreiber, Schreiber, Martin, Adrian Dragu +1
Medicine · #Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques #Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques #Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
paper · doi:10.3205/iprs000060
Severe soft tissue defects as a result of lye contamination remain a huge challenge in the interdisciplinary approach of trauma surgeons and plastic surgeons. Free tissue transfer is a suitable surgical option for successful reconstruction of form and function of defects in the distal parts of the lower extremities. We report the successful two-stage reconstruction of a full thickness lye contamination at the dorsum of the foot with a free temporoparietal fascia flap covered with a split-thickness skin graft from the thigh. The described method is a suitable operative alternative to anterolateral thigh flaps or other thin fascia flaps regarding flap harvest and donor site morbidity and should be considered in the portfolio of the plastic surgeon.