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The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of chimeric superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) in treatment of various forms of COM.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>A retrospective analysis was performed of all patients with posttraumatic COM who underwent reconstruction using chimeric SCIP flaps between September 2019 and November 2023. Patients with insufficient data or follow-up less than 1 year were excluded from the study. The preoperative basic data and the operative details and postoperative follow-up data were collected and statistically analyzed. Correlation between recurrence and the following factors was analyzed: comorbidities, type of trauma, duration of COM, and limb vascularity condition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 59 patients were analyzed, with a mean age 35.31 years. A total of 29 patients underwent chimeric SCIP skin\u2013iliac bone flap reconstruction, 16 received chimeric skin\u2013iliac periosteal flaps, and 4 had chimeric flaps combining skin, periosteum, and bone. There were two cases of total flap loss and two cases of partial flap loss. Additionally, three patients (5.08%) experienced a recurrence of COM. The significant predictor of COM recurrence was major vascular injury. Although not statistically significant, COM recurrence was more prevalent among patients with comorbidities, smoking, and diabetes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Chimeric SCIP flaps can be effectively used to treat COM with composite tissue defects, eliminate inflammation of the affected limbs, allow composite tissue reconstruction, and promote wound healing.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2717-4713","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,29]],"date-time":"2025-10-29T00:07:27Z","timestamp":1761696447000},"page":"690-699","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Efficacy of Chimeric Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator (SCIP) Flap in Treatment of Posttraumatic Chronic Osteomyelitis"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Usama","family":"Abdelfattah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt"},{"name":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Health Insurance Authority Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nourhan","family":"Abdelwahab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Health Insurance Authority Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yahya O.","family":"Emara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tarek","family":"Elbanoby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,28]]},"reference":[{"issue":"04","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"198","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM197001222820406","article-title":"Osteomyelitis: a review of clinical features, therapeutic considerations and unusual aspects","volume":"282","author":"F A Waldvogel","year":"1970","journal-title":"N Engl J Med"},{"issue":"S 01","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"177S","DOI":"10.1097\/PRS.0b013e3182001f0f","article-title":"Treating osteomyelitis: antibiotics and surgery","volume":"127","author":"N Rao","year":"2011","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"issue":"05","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"368","DOI":"10.3928\/01477447-20130426-07","article-title":"Long bone osteomyelitis in adults: fundamental concepts and current techniques","volume":"36","author":"J Sanders","year":"2013","journal-title":"Orthopedics"},{"issue":"04","key":"ref4","first-page":"627","article-title":"D\u00e9bridement. 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