Table 4 Overview of the complications for semitendinosus tendon grafts (ST-grafts) and gastrocnemius flaps (G-flaps)
Overview of the complications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Complications | ST-grafts n (%) | G-flaps n (%) | Total n (%) |
Wound infection | 5 (1.7) | 22 (4.6) | 27 (3.5) |
Delayed wound healing | 2 (0.7) | 16 (3.3) | 18 (2.4) |
Deep Vein Thrombosis | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.3) | 7 (0.9) |
Wound dehiscence | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.3) | 7 (0.9) |
Deep infection | - | 5 (1.0) | 5 (0.7) |
Persistent pain from the operation wound | 5 (1.7) | - | 5 (0.7) |
Hypertrophic scar | - | 3 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) |
Weakness from the donor site | 2 (0.7) | - | 2 (0.3) |
Sural Nerve injury | 4 (1.3) | - | 4 (0.5) |
Re-rupture | - | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Persistent pain from the donor site | 1 (0.3) | - | 1 (0.1) |
Stitch abscess | - | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Sural nerve hypoesthesia | - | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Aseptic superficial skin necrosis | - | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Septic partial tendon necrosis | - | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |