Reconstructive surgery

Palmar Hand Reconstruction

Aug 6, 2023 by in Reconstructive surgery Comments Off on Palmar Hand Reconstruction

Clinical Presentation A 29-year-old White female had a thermal burn injury to her right hand. She sustained a large soft tissue open wound, measuring 9 × 6 cm, over her palmar hand…

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Axillary Reconstruction

Aug 6, 2023 by in Reconstructive surgery Comments Off on Axillary Reconstruction

Clinical Presentation A 67-year-old White male had a chronic wound in the right axilla secondary to previous radiation for treatment of his advanced metastatic lung cancer. He had responded incredibly…

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Elbow Reconstruction

Aug 6, 2023 by in Reconstructive surgery Comments Off on Elbow Reconstruction

Clinical Presentation An 18-year-old White male had multiple subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules over his left elbow. He complained about pain and discomfort in the area and agreed to surgical resection to…

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Upper Arm Reconstruction

Aug 6, 2023 by in Reconstructive surgery Comments Off on Upper Arm Reconstruction

Clinical Presentation A 55-year-old White female had residual sarcoma over her left upper arm after previous resection. She underwent a wide local excision of the sarcoma by the surgical oncology…

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Shoulder Reconstruction

Aug 6, 2023 by in Reconstructive surgery Comments Off on Shoulder Reconstruction

Clinical Presentation A 48-year-old White male with a large soft tissue mass over his right shoulder and upper chest had a wide local excision of dermatofibrosarcoma ( Fig. 14.1 ). After…

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Posterior Neck Reconstruction

Aug 6, 2023 by in Reconstructive surgery Comments Off on Posterior Neck Reconstruction

Clinical Presentation A 52-year-old White male underwent C4–C7 posterior cervical fusion 4 months previously. He was discharged home and subsequently had wound dehiscence and drainage from his neck wound. He was…

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Scalp Reconstruction

Aug 6, 2023 by in Reconstructive surgery Comments Off on Scalp Reconstruction

Case 1 Clinical Presentation An 85-year-old White male with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of his central scalp underwent additional surgical excision of the scalp including deep margin by the surgical…

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