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SUBMITTER: Kovalenko B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7183003 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroplasty today 20200423 2
We present a case report of a 51-year-old Ghanaian immigrant who underwent total hip arthroplasty in the setting of spontaneous ankylosis of unknown etiology. The increase in offset of the patient's limb through reconstruction, in combination with severe soft-tissue atrophy of the lower extremity, resulted in a soft-tissue defect that could not be closed primarily. This ultimately required a rectus femoris rotational flap and skin grafting for coverage. We describe the surgical technique used fo ...[more]