Maximizing Outcomes While Minimizing Morbidity: An Illustrated Case Review of Elbow Soft Tissue Reconstruction

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(a) A squamous cell carcinoma measuring  cm over the medial elbow of a 75-year-old female. (b) Defect after resection: the brachial artery, median nerve, ulnar nerve, and elbow joint are exposed. The humeral epicondyle together with the origins of the flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis, and pronator teres was resected. (c) The flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis muscles were transposed to cover the defect and skin grafted. (d) Postoperative result after 4 months.

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