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Review Question - QID 218992

Prosthetic Joint Infection QID: 218992 (OBQ22.168)
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QID 218992 (Type "218992" in App Search)
A 68-year-old female, approximately 3 months after total knee arthroplasty presents to your clinic with knee pain and a large anterior wound after missing her first follow-up appointments. On examination, she has a full-thickness soft tissue defect of about 5 cm over the anterior knee with drainage. Upon closer examination, the medial aspect of the tibial component is exposed in the wound. Based on the obvious defect, you decide that soft tissue reconstruction is required in this patient along with implant removal and antibiotic spacer insertion. Which of the following is true regarding the indicated soft tissue reconstruction?
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