title: Lower limb trauma: primary treatment and reconstruction.
abstract: The requirements of lower limb trauma reconstruction are discussed with comment on the availability of plastic surgery services. The significance of early efficient soft tissue management is stressed and a plea is made for better cooperation between plastic and orthopaedic surgery in both training and practice.
authors.affiliation: Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Godfrey
mesh_terms: D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*