Clinical Presentation A 74-year-old White female suffered a lateral chest wound and had a partial breast defect secondary to wound debridement, complicated by the previous minimally invasive right lobectomy. Apparently, she had a seroma formation in the area, which had…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 72-year-old Iranian male with multiple medical problems, including coronary artery disease, severe aortic valve stenosis, chronic occlusive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure, underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement as part of…
Clinical Presentation A 29-year-old White female had a thermal burn injury to her right hand. She sustained a large soft tissue open wound, measuring 9 × 6 cm, over her palmar hand with the underlying bones and flexor tendons exposed. The palmar…
Clinical Presentation A 41-year-old White male had a degloving injury of his right hand as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He sustained a large soft tissue open wound, measuring 9 × 8 cm, over his dorsal hand with the underlying…
Clinical Presentation A 24-year-old Black American female sustained an avulsion injury to her left forearm wound secondary to a motor vehicle accident. She sustained a large complex soft tissue wound, measuring 18 × 8 cm, in the left volar forearm with multiple…
Clinical Presentation An 18-year-old White male had multiple subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules over his left elbow. He complained about pain and discomfort in the area and agreed to surgical resection to remove the subcutaneous lesions. Because of the large area affected,…
Clinical Presentation A 55-year-old White female had residual sarcoma over her left upper arm after previous resection. She underwent a wide local excision of the sarcoma by the surgical oncology service. The plastic surgery service was asked to perform a…
Clinical Presentation A 67-year-old White male had a chronic wound in the right axilla secondary to previous radiation for treatment of his advanced metastatic lung cancer. He had responded incredibly well to chemotherapy for his lung cancer and had been…
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Clinical Presentation A 52-year-old White male underwent C4–C7 posterior cervical fusion 4 months previously. He was discharged home and subsequently had wound dehiscence and drainage from his neck wound. He was seen in outpatients by the orthopedic spine service and was…