Amputation stump salvage using a "banked" free-tissue transfer.
A free radical forearm flap was salvaged from a nonreplantable amputated extremity and banked on the ipsilateral chest wall. Later, the flap was simply rotated to provide coverage of the proximal humeral stump, eliminating the need for a second microvascular procedure.
Jennings
J F
JF
Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Allentown, PA 18103.
Murphy
R X
RX
Chernofsky
M A
MA
Chowdary
R P
RP
D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000601:surgery*; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*