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
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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
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