Late avulsion of a free flap in a patient with severe psychiatric illness: Establishing a successful salvage strategy.

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Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Late avulsion of a free flap in a patient with severe psychiatric illness: Establishing a successful salvage strategy.
Périodique
Archives of plastic surgery
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Schaffer C., Hart A., Watfa W., Raffoul W., di Summa P.G.
ISSN
2234-6163 (Print)
ISSN-L
2234-6163
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
30/04/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
46
Numéro
6
Pages
589-593
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Résumé
Post-traumatic defects of the distal third of the leg often require skipping a few steps of the well-established reconstructive ladder, due to the limited local reliable reconstructive options. In rare cases, the reconstructive plan and flap choice may encounter challenges when the patient has psychiatric illness affecting compliance with postoperative care. We describe a case of a patient with severe intellectual disability and an open fracture of the distal lower limb. After fracture management and debridement of devitalized tissues, the resultant soft tissue defect was covered with a free gracilis flap. On postoperative day 7, the patient ripped out the newly transplanted flap. The flap was too traumatized for salvage, so a contralateral free gracilis muscle flap was used. The patient showed good aesthetic and functional outcomes at a 1-year follow-up. When planning the postoperative management of patients with psychiatric illness, less complex and more robust procedures may be preferred over a long and complex surgical reconstruction requiring good compliance with postoperative care. The medical team should be aware of the risk of postoperative collapse, focus on the prevention of pain, and be wary of drug interactions. Whenever necessary, free tissue transfer should be performed despite potential compliance issues.
Mots-clé
Free tissue flap, Lower extremity, Mental disorder, Reconstruction
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
01/06/2020 18:11
Dernière modification de la notice
25/01/2024 7:39
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