Possibilities for revascularization and closure of wound defects in lower limbs with critical ischemia through free gracilis flap transfer: review of 3 cases
Possibilidades de revascularização e fechamento de defeitos de feridas nos membros inferiores em casos de isquemia crítica utilizando transferência livre de retalho do músculo grácil: revisão de três casos
Ilya Igorevich Kalitko; Mikhail Viktorovich Chernyaev; Aleksander Georgievich Faybushevich; Igor Mikhailovich Kalitko
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Este artigo apresenta três casos clínicos de revascularização dos membros inferiores com fechamento de defeitos tróficos utilizando transferência livre de retalho do músculo grácil: dois pacientes com doença de Buerger e um paciente com diabetes melito tipo 2. Além disso, são descritas e discutidas as evidências diretas e indiretas da revascularização indireta de tecidos isquêmicos por meio de retalho, bem como as vantagens e limitações do retalho livre do músculo grácil.
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07/05/2025
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14/06/2025