Ankle Skin Defects with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Treated by Posterior Tibial Artery Perforator Flap: A Case Report.

Hideo Hasegawa Kenji KawamuraAkihito KawaiTakuma MiyamotoSyunsuke NakayamaNaoki MinamiHiroshi Okada Yasuhito Tanaka

Published in: JBJS case connector (2023)

We present the successful implementation of a posterior tibial artery perforator flap for the reconstruction of skin defects in a patient with vascular EDS. Despite the fragility of soft tissues, favorable surgical outcomes were observed.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
breast reconstruction
total knee arthroplasty
primary care
wound healing
healthcare
gene expression
case report
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
quality improvement
newly diagnosed