Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: This retrospective study assessed 65 osteomyelitis patients treated with free flap transfer from 2015 to 2020. The treatment outcomes were evaluated in terms of the flap survival rate, recurrence rate of osteomyelitis, and amputation rate. The correlation between outcomes and comorbidities, causes of osteomyelitis, and treatment modalities was analyzed. The following factors were considered: smoking, peripheral artery occlusive disease, renal disease, diabetic foot ulcer, flap types, using antibiotic beads, and negative pressure wound therapy. RESULT: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Duy Quang Thai, Yeon Kyo Jung, Hyung Min Hahn, Il Jae Lee |
Journal | Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
(J Orthop Surg Res)
Vol. 16
Issue 1
Pg. 535
(Aug 27 2021)
ISSN: 1749-799X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 34452615
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2021. The Author(s). |
Topics |
- Diabetic Foot
(surgery)
- Free Tissue Flaps
- Humans
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Limb Salvage
- Lower Extremity
(surgery)
- Osteomyelitis
(epidemiology, surgery)
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
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