Coverage of lateral soft tissue defects with sartorius muscle flap after distal femoral replacement for malignant bone tumors

Special issue: "Bone and joint infections"

Open Access

Figure 1

A patient with conventional osteosarcoma of the distal femur underwent reconstruction with a megaprosthesis after wide resection involving the vastus medialis, intermedius, and lateralis muscles. Skin necrosis developed, but the megaprosthesis was not covered by muscle, resulting in deep infection.

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