Emergency free-tissue transfer to salvage the partially amputated foot of a 2-year-old boy.
We report about a 2-year-old boy who had a lawn mower injury to the left foot, resulting in a partial amputation and severe soft-tissue defect. To salvage the length of the foot, an emergency free-tissue transfer was performed. Indication, advantages, and outcome of the procedure are discussed.
Wechselberger
Gottfried
G
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. gottfried.wechselberger@uibk.ac.at
Pülzl
Petra
P
Schoeller
Thomas
T
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome