Table 1.
Data of the patients
| Patient No. | Age/gender | Etiology | Size of defect (cm) | Comorbidities | Dimension of flap (cm) | Complication | Secondary procedure | Follow-up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76/M | OFSI | 6 × 4 | HTN | 4.5 × 2 | None | None | 18 |
| 2 | 67/M | ATRSI | 4 × 6 | Arteriopathy | 4 × 6.5 | None | None | 13 |
| 3 | 7/M | OFSI | 4 × 5 | None | 4 × 5 | None | None | 10 |
| 4 | 50/F | Open fracture | 20 × 4 | HTN | 20 × 7 | None | None | 7 |
| 5 | 44/F | Skin ulcer | 6 × 6 | DM | 5 × 5 | None | None | 20 |
| 6 | 54/M | Open fracture | 8 × 6 | DM/arteriopathy | 8 × 6 | Partial necrosis | Debridement, suture | 19 |
| 7 | 50/M | OFSI | 4 × 3 | None | 4 × 3 | None | None | 12 |
| 8 | 47/M | OFSI | 14 × 8 | None | 14 × 8 | Bulky appearance | Ultra-thin flap procedure | 23 |
| 9 | 69/F | Osteomyelitis | 12 × 8 | DM | 13 × 8 | Partial necrosis | STSG | 14 |
| 10 | 59/M | Crush-injured | 10 × 5.5 | None | 10 × 6 | None | None | 28 |
| 11 | 23/M | Open fracture | 20 × 10 | None | 20 × 13 | None | None | 27 |
| 12 | 51/M | Tumble | 10 × 10 | None | 9 × 8 | None | None | 33 |
| 13 | 67/F | Foot mass with secondary infection | 3 × 5 | Arteriopathy | 5.5 × 3.5 | None | None | 31 |
| 14 | 28/M | Crush-injured | 3 × 4 | None | 3 × 4 | Vascular compromise | Exploratory procedure, releasing of a few sutures | 45 |
| 15 | 38/M | OFSI | 6 × 2 | None | 15 × 3 | None | None | 19 |
| 16 | 55/M | OFSI | 6 × 5 | None | 6 × 5 | None | None | 25 |
| 17 | 51/M | Open fracture | 11 × 4 | None | 12 × 6 | None | None | 9 |
| 18 | 48/M | OFSI | 8 × 10 | None | 12 × 9 | None | None | 22 |
| 19 | 63/M | OFSI | 15 × 7 | DM | 15 × 8 | None | None | 37 |
| 20 | 36/M | OFSI | 15 × 8 | None | 12 × 6 | None | None | 18 |
| 21 | 30/F | Open fracture | 6 × 7 | None | 6 × 6 | None | None | 9 |
| 22 | 46/M | OFSI | 8 × 5 | None | 18 × 4 | None | None | 41 |
| 23 | 66/M | OFSI | 6 × 3 | HTN | 7 × 4 | Partial necrosis | STSG | 24 |
| 24 | 40/M | ATRSI | 8 × 9 | None | 8 × 9 | None | None | 27 |
| 25 | 37/M | ATRSI | 3 × 2 | None | 4 × 3 | None | None | 22 |
| 26 | 44/M | Machine crashed | 6 × 6 | HTN | 8 × 6 | Partial necrosis | STSG | 43 |
| 27 | 62/M | OFSI | 9 × 4 | Arteriopathy | 9 × 4 | None | None | 36 |
| 28 | 44/M | Open fracture | 5 × 15 | Arteriopathy | 5 × 25 | Superficial necrosis | Dressing change | 30 |
| 29 | 60/M | Chronic tophus gout | 3 × 4 | Chronic tophus | 5 × 6 | Partial necrosis | STSG | 38 |
| 30 | 58/F | OFSI | 1 × 1.5 | None | 1 × 1.5 | None | None | 26 |
| 31 | 48/M | OFSI | 10 × 8 | DM | 12 × 10 | Superficial necrosis | STSG | 16 |
| 32 | 63/M | Crush-injured | 8 × 8 | None | 8 × 9 | None | None | 38 |
| 33 | 53/F | Open fracture | 8 × 5 | None | 8 × 7 | None | None | 24 |
| 34 | 36/M | OFSI | 5 × 4 | None | 6 × 5 | None | None | 30 |
| 35 | 71/M | Osteomyelitis | 5 × 4 | DM/HTN | 5 × 4 | None | None | 22 |
| 36 | 63/F | Open fracture | 8 × 4 | None | 9 × 4.5 | None | None | 28 |
| 37 | 78/M | Open fracture | 15 × 15 | DM/HTN/arteriopathy | 15 × 10 | Partial necrosis | STSG | 42 |
| 38 | 47/M | Open fracture | 20 × 15 | None | 20 × 10 | None | None | 36 |
| 39 | 3/F | Open fracture | 12 × 7 | None | 12 × 7 | None | None | 24 |
| 40 | 56/M | OFSI | 6 × 4 | None | 6 × 4 | None | None | 22 |
| 41 | 60/M | OFSI | 5 × 2 | None | 5 × 3 | None | None | 33 |
| 42 | 20/M | Open fracture | 12 × 8 | None | 16 × 8.5 | None | None | 27 |
| 43 | 72/M | OFSI | 10 × 5 | DM/HTN | 12 × 6 | None | None | 37 |
| 44 | 60/M | OFSI | 3 × 11 | None | 3 × 11 | None | None | 27 |
| 45 | 61/M | OFSI | 4 × 6 | DM/arteriopathy | 5 × 7 | Partial necrosis | Debridement, suture |
18 |
| 46 | 60/F | OFSI | 4 × 4 | None | 4 × 4 | None | None | 22 |
| 47 | 47/M | Open fracture | 12 × 10 | None | 12 × 10 | None | None | 23 |
| 48 | 44/F | OFSI | 12 × 10 | None | 16 × 10 | None | None | 47 |
| 49 | 53/M | Osteomyelitis | 7 × 5 | None | 7 × 5 | None | None | 28 |
| 50 | 49/M | Osteomyelitis | 4 × 5 | None | 5 × 4 | None | None | 34 |
| 51 | 5/F | Scald | 5 × 6 | None | 5 × 7 | None | None | 19 |
| 52 | 44/M | Crush-injured | 5 × 7 | None | 5 × 7 | None | None | 31 |
| 53 | 28/M | Crush-injured | 15 × 10 | None | 15 × 10 | None | None | 27 |
| 54 | 39/M | Open fracture | 15 × 7 | None | 15 × 8 | None | None | 16 |
| 55 | 58/M | Crush-injured | 15 × 10 | DM/HTN | 15 × 10 | Partial necrosis | STSG | 7 |
Notes: M male, F female, OFSI open fractures with secondary infection, ATRSI Achilles tendon rupture with secondary infection, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, STSG splint thickness skin graft