%0 Journal Article
%T Salvage of Upper Limb following a Severe Crushing Trauma: Immediate Reconstruction with a Free Flap and Subsequent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
%A M. P. Serra
%A P. Longhi
%J Case Reports in Medicine
%D 2009
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2009/568142
%X A microsurgical latissimus dorsi flap was performed for resurfacing a large soft tissue defect of the forearm with exposure of the vital structures and contaminated wound. Early coverage of a defect is a generally accepted concept to achieve a better functional result. The authors present a case report where a free latissimus dorsi flap with subsequent hyperbaric oxygen therapy allowed a successful single stage reconstruction of this complex severely contaminated defect.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/medicine/2009/568142/