Summer Research Program Abstracts
Program
McGovern Medical School
Year of Class
2029
Year of Participation
Summer 5-2026
Faculty Mentor Name
David Hopkins, MD
Faculty Mentor Department
Surgery
Received Support From
Dean’s Contribution Award
Keywords
Total knee arthroplasty, Extensor mechanism disruption, Marlex mesh, Gastrocnemius flap, Extensor mechanism reconstruction, Periprosthetic soft-tissue reconstruction, Reoperation, Ambulatory function, Wound coverage, and Medial gastrocnemius flap.
Recommended Citation
Jered Wilson, "More Than a Mesh: Gastrocnemius Flap Augmentation in Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction" (2026). Summer Research Program Abstracts. 253.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/summer_research/253