title: Free radial forearm flap to the foot after a shotgun injury: the day I became a patient.
abstract: This is a personal account of a General Practitioner who suffered a shotgun injury to his right foot. Reconstruction involved the use of a free radial forearm flap to fill a defect distal to the heel. The case is illustrated and the feelings of the patient described.
authors.affiliation: Old Machar Medical Practice, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cosgrove
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006365:Heel / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*