| Abstract: | Based on this review of 35 cases of chronic bony wounds, it would appear that the free-muscle flap method of wound closure and nourishment after thorough dead bone debridement is an attractive and successful alternative to local skin flaps, staged skin flaps, or extend skin-muscle flaps in areas where reliable muscle flaps are not available. It would also seem that the latissimus dorsi muscle flap with skin graft is an ideal donor-muscle transfer with features allowing a favorable and contoured surface in the recipient site and minimal aesthetic and functional deformity in the donor site. |
