Chronic Open Infective Lateral Malleolus Bursitis Management Using Local Rotational Flap

Table 1

Detailed database of patients.

Number

Sex

Age

Wound duration

Cause

Past medical history

Pre-flap management

Wound size

Culture

Op time (min)

Anesthesia

Healing time; (day)

Follow-up (months)

Last status

(1)

M

74

3 months

Ulcer (bedridden)

Old CVA, DM, HTN, Parkinson disease, congestive heart failure

Simple closure (×1) VAC application

Small; (2 × 2 cm)

E. coli

60

General

43

8

Pod 8 mo ulcer recur

(2)

M

87

2 years

Ulcer (prolonged pressure)

DM, HTN

Simple closure (×1)

Medium; (4 × 4 cm)

No growth

55

General

81

39

Venous congestion, scar healing, no problem

(3)

M

82

2 months

Infection

HTN, CKD

Debridement (×1)

Medium; (5 × 5 cm)

Morganella morganii

50

Spinal

Not healed

4

Venous congestion, flap failure, follow-up loss

(4)

M

52

3 weeks

Infection

DM, HTN

Debridement (×1)

Small; (2 × 2 cm)

Streptococcus pyogenes

50

Spinal

46

20

No problem

(5)

M

61

3 months

Infection after surgery

Gastric cancer

Debridement (×1)

Medium; (3 × 3 cm)

MSSA

40

Spinal

14

25

No problem

(6)

M

87

Several years

Infection

Alcoholic dementia, HTN, DM, gastric cancer, adrenal insufficiency

Simple closure (×3)

Small; (2 × 3 cm)

Bacillus species, MSSA

80

General

18

14

Pod 14 mo infection recur

(7)

F

88

4 months

Infection

HTN nephrectomy

Simple closure (×3)

Small; (2 × 3 cm)

MRSA

85

Spinal

22

2

Well healed follow-up loss

(8)

F

62

4 months

Infection (after self-callus resection)

HTN, CVA, ITP

Simple closure (×2)

Small; (2 × 3 cm)

Pseudomonas

90

General

16

20

No problem

Op: operation, CVA: cerebral vascular accident, DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, CKD: chronic renal disease, Pod: postoperative day; MSSA: methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, and MRSA: methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.