Fig. 3. a) 63 year-old male patient, involved in a road accident, suffered a degloving injury on his right thigh; b) Extended surgical debridement resulted in 7% TSBA deficit. Tissue cultures revealed fungal infection (Rhizomucor); c) Vacuum sponge therapy was set and promoted wound bed preparation for final reconstruction; d) Final reconstruction with STSG (split thickness skin grafts), with satisfactory wound coverage.