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- Title
Midfoot reconstruction with serratus anterior-rib osteomuscular free flap following oncological resection of synovial sarcoma.
- Authors
Battiston, Bruno; Artiaco, Stefano; Piana, Raimondo; Boux, Elena; Tos, Pierluigi
- Abstract
During recent decades, the concept of surgical treatment of malignant bone and soft tissue sarcomas has evolved, with the aim of preserving limb function. In this paper we report a case of metatarsal reconstruction by means of serratus and rib free flap after excision of a synovial sarcoma located in the dorsal aspect of the midfoot. Five years after the operation, the patient was free from recurrence and recovered full foot function. Amputation has been widely used in the past and this procedure still remains a valuable option when limb salvage is not possible. Nevertheless, in selected cases, reconstruction by means of composite free flaps may be successfully used for limb preservation in the treatment of malignant foot tumors after surgical excision.
- Subjects
FOOT surgery; PLASTIC surgery; SERRATUS anterior muscles; FREE flaps; ONCOLOGIC surgery; RIB resection; SYNOVIOMA; THERAPEUTICS; RIB cage; SKELETAL muscle; BIOPSY; BONE tumors; SURGICAL flaps; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MICROSURGERY; SARCOMA; FOOT bones; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.
- Publication
Journal of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 4, p347
- ISSN
1590-9921
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10195-015-0341-3