• Department of Orthopaedics, Mianyang Central Hospital, Mianyang Sichuan, 621000, P. R. China;
TANGShitian, Email: kylwkt@163.com
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Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of Masquelet technique combined with tissue flap grafting for bone defect and soft tissue defect. Methods Between August 2012 and April 2015, 18 cases of bone defect and soft tissue defect were treated by using Masquelet technique combined with tissue flap grafting. There were 11 males and 7 females, aged from 23 to 59 years (mean, 37.1 years). The time between injury and treatment was 15 days to 39 months (mean, 0.9 months). Defect located at the proximal tibia in 4 cases, at the middle tibia in 8 cases, at the distal tibia in 4 cases, and at the lateral heel in 2 cases. All patients were treated with debridement. After debridement, the bone defect was (5.7±1.8) cm in length, and the soft tissue defect was 5 cm×4 cm to 13 cm×11 cm in size. In one-stage operation, bone defect was repaired with the antibiotic cement and fracture was fixed by temporary external fixation. The surfaces of wound were repaired with tissue flap. After 6 to 8 weeks when wounds healed with no sign of infection, bone grafting from iliac bone and/or fibula was performed in two-stage operation. Results Eighteen patients followed up 10-38 months (mean, 24.3 months). After one-stage operation, 6 cases had pin track infection, which was cured by strengthened disinfection and oral antibiotics. All the tissue flaps survived. Bone healing was observed on X-ray film at 15-57 weeks (mean, 25.3 weeks) after two-stage operation. The function of the knee and ankle joint recovered well. According to the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score for the ankle joint, the scores of ankle function ranged from 74 to 98, with an average of 89.7; the results were excellent in 7 cases, good in 10 cases, and fair in 1 case. Conclusion The Masquelet technique combined with tissue flap grafting is an effective method to treat bone defect and soft tissue defect.

Citation: LIZongyuan, TANGShitian, WANGJun, ZHANGDingwei, SHIBo, WANGTao. Masquelet TECHNIQUE COMBINED WITH TISSUE FLAP GRAFTING FOR TREATMENT OF BONE DEFECT AND SOFT TISSUE DEFECT. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2016, 30(8): 966-970. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20160196 Copy

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