Unusual case of a free anterolateral thigh flap partial necrosis in a COVID-19 positive young male following extremity reconstruction / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
; (6): 308-310, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Free flap procedure provides an overall success rate of 97%, which decreases to 85% in hypercoagulable states. COVID-19, as a pro-thrombotic disorder, therefore seems detrimental to free flap survival. We encountered a case of unique pattern of free flap partial failure in a young male who underwent extremity reconstruction. The patient was diagnosed as COVID-19 positive on the 3rd day post-reconstruction. The flap survived well for the first 7 days post-operatively, but gradually the skin got necrosed and the subcutaneous fat layer was preserved when debriding. To our knowledge, this is the only case in which the skin of the free flap of a COVID-19 positive patient was necrosed almost entirely subsequently, while the subcutaneous fat was relatively preserved.
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النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Postoperative Complications
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Thigh
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Vascular Diseases
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Lower Extremity
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Free Tissue Flaps
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COVID-19
المحددات:
Humans
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Male
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
السنة:
2023
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