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World J Clin Cases. Apr 6, 2021; 9(10): 2296-2301
Published online Apr 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i10.2296
Salvage of vascular graft infections via vacuum sealing drainage and rectus femoris muscle flap transposition: A case report
Peng Zhang, Fu-Lin Tao, Qing-Hu Li, Dong-Sheng Zhou, Fan-Xiao Liu
Peng Zhang, Fu-Lin Tao, Qing-Hu Li, Dong-Sheng Zhou, Fan-Xiao Liu, Department of Orthopaedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang P, Zhou DS, and Tao FL were the patient’s respiratory physicians; Li QH and Liu FX performed the radiological diagnosis and contributed to manuscript drafting; Li QH and Liu FX performed the pathological diagnosis and contributed to manuscript drafting; Zhang P, Tao FL, Li QH, Zhou DS, and Liu FX performed the literature review and contributed to manuscript drafting; Zhang P and Liu FX were responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, No. ZR2013HM069; Shandong Key R&D Program, No. 2017GSF218089; and China Scholarship Council, No. 201808080126.
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Corresponding author: Fan-Xiao Liu, MD, Attending Doctor, Doctor, Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 324 Qingwuweiqi Road, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China. woshi631@126.com
Received: October 11, 2020
Peer-review started: October 11, 2020
First decision: December 13, 2020
Revised: December 23, 2020
Accepted: January 12, 2021
Article in press: January 12, 2021
Published online: April 6, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Artificial vascular graft infected with Acinetobacter baumannii is extremely rare in the clinic and continues to be a significant challenge for clinicians. Vacuum sealing drainage technique and rectus femoris muscle flap transposition are of great value in patients presenting with a severe infected groin wound with biological vascular graft Acinetobacter baumannii infection resulting in graft exposure extensively.