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VOLUME 16 , ISSUE 2 ( May-August, 2021 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Distally Based Sartorius Flap for Soft Tissue Coverage of the Distal Femur

Ciarstan McArdle, Stefan Louette, Daniel Wilks, Peter Giannoudis, Waseem Bhat

Keywords : Open distal femur, Sartorius flap, Soft tissue defect

Citation Information : McArdle C, Louette S, Wilks D, Giannoudis P, Bhat W. Distally Based Sartorius Flap for Soft Tissue Coverage of the Distal Femur. 2021; 16 (2):120-122.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1521

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 27-10-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


Abstract

This case report outlines the use of the distal pedicle of the sartorius muscle in the coverage of a large bony and soft tissue defects of the distal femur in a trauma setting.


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