Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Summary of patient data
No. | Sex | Wound location | Surgery | Complication | Days | Flap debridement | NPWT application | NPWT duration (days) | Further treatment | Days required for complete healing after NPWT application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | Calcanear—right foot | Latissimus dorsi free flap + partial-thickness skin graft | Venous insufficiency | 2nd postop. | Yes | 25th postop. | 14 | Partial-thickness skin graft | 10 |
2 | F | Calcanear—left foot | Reverse fasciocutaneous sural flap? | Venous insufficiency | 4th postop. | Yes | 14th postop. | 15 | Partial-thickness skin graft | 11 |
3 | F | Distal third left leg | Reverse fasciocutaneous sural flap | Venous insufficiency | 3rd postop. | No | 9th postop. | 22 | Partial-thickness skin graft | 9 |
4 | M | Middle third left leg | Hemisoleus flap + partial-thickness skin graft | Venous insufficiency | 5th postop. | Yes | 13th postop. | 20 | Partial-thickness skin graft | 9 |