title: A case of bilateral trench foot.
abstract: A case of severe bilateral trench foot is presented in a patient who lived rough for 3 weeks without removing his boots. Non-operative management yielded no clinical improvement and bilateral below-knee amputation was necessary. Histology revealed subcutaneous and muscle necrosis with secondary arterial thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Charnley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D007102:Immersion Foot / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014887:Weather