ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2023
"Fix and flap" for an open fracture of the tibia in a 97-year-old patient: A case report of early internal fixation and free flap reconstruction.
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introductionThe incidence of open fractures in super-old patients has increased. "Fix and flap" procedures using early internal fixation and free flap reconstruction in super-old patients are rarely reported. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 97-year-old woman presented to our emergency department after a car accident. She was diagnosed with an open fracture of the lower leg, and the open wound could not be closed after debridement. The tibia was fixed using an intramedullary nail on the day of injury, and the open wound was closed using a free latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap on the sixth day. The flap was engrafted at the 1-year follow-up after the injury, and the patient was able to walk using a cane. DISCUSSION: To facilitate flap elevation and shorten the operative time, a flap with fewer vascular variants should be selected, and flow-through anastomosis that does not obstruct peripheral blood flow with a high patency rate is preferable. Reconstructive free flap surgery is preferably performed within 1 week of the initial injury to prevent fibrosis or scarring of recipient vessels.
conclusionThe "fix and flap" procedure, composed of early internal fixation and free flap reconstruction, is possible even in super-old patients through careful considerations of flap selection, methods of anastomosis of blood vessels, and timing of surgery. However, it is necessary to determine whether the affected limb can be preserved or amputated, and prolonged treatment must be avoided.
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