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Wound' margin necrosis following open calcaneal reconstruction. Anatomical considerations regarding surgical approach

Anatomical considerations regarding surgical approach

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Skin and soft tissue necrosis of the heel are the main problems following open reposition and fixation of calcaneal fractures. In order to demonstrate how the classic approaches harm the supplying vessels, the classic medial, lateral, enlarged lateral and bilateral approaches have been simulated in ten lower limbs prepared by arterial latex injection. Bases on anatomic literature and on these findings, we have proposed two modified approaches that minimize damage to the vessels of the adjacent soft tissues yet allow exact reposition of the fractures.

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Haut-Weichteil-Nekrosen stellen das Hauptproblem offener operativer Verfahren zur Stabilisierung einer Fersenbeinfraktur dar. An mit Latexmilch injizierten Leichenextremitäten wurde, nach Durchführung der klassischen Zugänge, über ein Haut-Weichteil-Fenster der iatrogene Gefäßschaden zur Darstellung gebracht. Durch einen gezielten Zugang zum Sustentaculum tali und durch einen selektiven lateralen Zugang konnten modifizierte Zugänge erarbeitet werden, die die Gefäßanatomie des Weichteilmantels der Ferse berücksichtigen.

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Lutz, M., Gabl, M., Hörbst, W. et al. Wound' margin necrosis following open calcaneal reconstruction. Anatomical considerations regarding surgical approach. Unfallchirurg 100, 792–796 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001130050195

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