The U-Shaped Tensor Fasciae Latae Musculocutaneous Flap for Coverage of Trochanteric Defects: Simplified Design to Minimize Donor-Site Morbidity

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Aug;136(2):288e-290e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001467.

Authors

Michael V DeFazio¹, James M Economides, John M Felder 3rd, Christopher E Attinger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Center for Wound Healing, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

PMID: 25938960
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001467

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Femur*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Myocutaneous Flap / blood supply
Myocutaneous Flap / transplantation*
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
Pressure Ulcer / diagnosis
Pressure Ulcer / surgery*
Severity of Illness Index
Surgical Flaps / blood supply
Surgical Flaps / transplantation
Transplant Donor Site / physiopathology*
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing / physiology