Free-flap salvage of a traumatic below-knee amputation.
A traumatic below-knee amputation with extensive soft-tissue loss and tibial bone exposure was salvaged by employing microsurgical free-tissue transfer to obtain stable soft-tissue coverage. The free flap covering the bony stump and knee function have done well with over 1 year follow-up.
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D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001415:Back; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D008124:Locomotion; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps