Microvascular free flap coverage for salvage of the infected total knee arthroplasty.
Lee GC, Colen DL, Levin LS, Kovach SJ. Microvascular free flap coverage for salvage of the infected total knee arthroplasty. The Bone & Joint Journal 2020, 102-B: 176-180. PMID: 32475267, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.102b6.bjj-2019-1661.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeFemaleFree Tissue FlapsHumansKnee ProsthesisMaleMicrovesselsMiddle AgedProsthesis-Related InfectionsRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapyConceptsInfected total knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyFree flap coverageLimb salvageFlap coverageClinical outcomesKnee arthroplastyMedian numberPersistent infectionClinical functionTissue transferKnee Society Scoring SystemMicrovascular free flap coverageTwo-stage reimplantation procedureMicrovascular free tissue transferExtensor mechanism problemsMean KSS scoreKnee prosthesisFailure of treatmentSoft tissue coverageSoft tissue defectsSoft tissue envelopeMicrovascular tissue transferFree tissue transferProsthesis reimplantation