El colgajo muscular pediculado como variante de tratamiento en la osteomielitis crónica: a variant of osteomyelitis treatment

we made an interventional and prospective study in 11 patients presenting with chronic osteomyelitis, operated on using muscular pedicle flap technique from november, 1999 to october, 2007 in "héroes de baire" hospital in isla de la juventud municipality. average age was of 35 years, and the 100% was of male sex. there were 12 tibial lesions and 13 flaps were performed. the more predominant germ was staphylococcus aureus (41, 66%) which was isolated in 6 cases (54,54%). patient's course was excellent in 8 of them and good in three. necrosis present at the end of flaps was a complication, but with re-intervention it was solved. the aims of present paper were fulfilled: to implement the muscular flap techniques in this municipality, and create the musculocutaneous cover of exposed bone to eliminate the local infection.