Nigerian Journal of Plastic Surgery

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 14  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 9--11

Leg ulcer in postgastrocnemius flap patient: A case report


Yusuf O Abdullahi1, Ifeanyichukwu I Onah2 
1 Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria
2 Department of Plastic Surgery, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Yusuf O Abdullahi
C/o Surgery Department, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti
Nigeria

Leg ulcer is a common cause of morbidity and source of social and economic distress, especially among the young and middle aged people. It often results from or associated with venous insufficiency, for which a number of theories have been implicated. Limb elevation and compression bandaging have thus become cornerstones in the management of most leg ulcers. We report a case of a 50-year-old man with leg ulcer and a previous history of ipsilateral gastrocnemius flap. We propose the hypothesis of muscle pump failure as a cause of the leg ulcer.


How to cite this article:
Abdullahi YO, Onah II. Leg ulcer in postgastrocnemius flap patient: A case report.Nigerian J Plast Surg 2018;14:9-11


How to cite this URL:
Abdullahi YO, Onah II. Leg ulcer in postgastrocnemius flap patient: A case report. Nigerian J Plast Surg [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];14:9-11
Available from: https://www.njps.org/article.asp?issn=0794-9316;year=2018;volume=14;issue=1;spage=9;epage=11;aulast=Abdullahi;type=0