title: Free flap coverage of a gangrenous forefoot in a patient with Buerger's disease: a case report.
abstract: A patient with Buerger's disease is described in whom reconstruction of a gangrenous forefoot with a free flap has been successfully performed. In order to limit the amputation level, a more aggressive approach toward reconstruction in young patients seems appropriate. To our knowledge, this is the first described case of free flap reconstruction of a gangrenous defect in a Buerger patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Landuyt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monstrey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tonnard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vermassen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000792:Angiography; D005545:Forefoot, Human / Q000098:blood supply*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply*