Handmade articulating spacer for two-stage exchange at the knee
This article describes a simple and safe technique for handmade articulating spacers at the knee.INDICATION: Chronic or relapsing periprosthetic joint infection of the knee.RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATIONS: Known allergy against components of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cements or admixed antibiotics. Inadequate compliance for two-stage exchange. Patient not able to undergo two-stage exchange. Bony defect situation at the tibia or femur leading to collateral ligament insufficiency. Soft tissue damage with need for plastic temporary vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAC) therapy.SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: Removal of the prosthesis, ...
Source: Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie - May 12, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Martin L üdemann Sebastian von Hertzberg-B ölch Anna Gurok Jan Oberfeld Maximilian Rudert Source Type: research

The conjoined latissimus dorsi and parascapular free flap for reconstruction of extensive soft tissue defects
Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2023 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s00064-023-00806-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Durable and resilient soft tissue reconstruction of vast defects of the extremities or the torso.INDICATIONS: Reconstruction of disproportionately large defects, particularly in cases of simultaneous bone and joint reconstruction.CONTRAINDICATIONS: History of surgery or irradiation of upper back and axilla, impossibility of surgery under lateral positioning; relative contraindications in wheelchair users, hemiplegics, or amputees.SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: General anesthesia and lateral positioning. First, the parascapular...
Source: Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie - May 8, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Benjamin Thomas Florian Falkner Emre Gazyakan Leila Harhaus Ulrich Kneser Amir Khosrow Bigdeli Source Type: research

The conjoined latissimus dorsi and parascapular free flap for reconstruction of extensive soft tissue defects
Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2023 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s00064-023-00806-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Durable and resilient soft tissue reconstruction of vast defects of the extremities or the torso.INDICATIONS: Reconstruction of disproportionately large defects, particularly in cases of simultaneous bone and joint reconstruction.CONTRAINDICATIONS: History of surgery or irradiation of upper back and axilla, impossibility of surgery under lateral positioning; relative contraindications in wheelchair users, hemiplegics, or amputees.SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: General anesthesia and lateral positioning. First, the parascapular...
Source: Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie - May 8, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Benjamin Thomas Florian Falkner Emre Gazyakan Leila Harhaus Ulrich Kneser Amir Khosrow Bigdeli Source Type: research

The conjoined latissimus dorsi and parascapular free flap for reconstruction of extensive soft tissue defects
Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2023 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s00064-023-00806-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Durable and resilient soft tissue reconstruction of vast defects of the extremities or the torso.INDICATIONS: Reconstruction of disproportionately large defects, particularly in cases of simultaneous bone and joint reconstruction.CONTRAINDICATIONS: History of surgery or irradiation of upper back and axilla, impossibility of surgery under lateral positioning; relative contraindications in wheelchair users, hemiplegics, or amputees.SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: General anesthesia and lateral positioning. First, the parascapular...
Source: Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie - May 8, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Benjamin Thomas Florian Falkner Emre Gazyakan Leila Harhaus Ulrich Kneser Amir Khosrow Bigdeli Source Type: research

The conjoined latissimus dorsi and parascapular free flap for reconstruction of extensive soft tissue defects
Oper Orthop Traumatol. 2023 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s00064-023-00806-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Durable and resilient soft tissue reconstruction of vast defects of the extremities or the torso.INDICATIONS: Reconstruction of disproportionately large defects, particularly in cases of simultaneous bone and joint reconstruction.CONTRAINDICATIONS: History of surgery or irradiation of upper back and axilla, impossibility of surgery under lateral positioning; relative contraindications in wheelchair users, hemiplegics, or amputees.SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: General anesthesia and lateral positioning. First, the parascapular...
Source: Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie - May 8, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Benjamin Thomas Florian Falkner Emre Gazyakan Leila Harhaus Ulrich Kneser Amir Khosrow Bigdeli Source Type: research