title: Free fillet foot flap for salvage of below-knee amputation stump.
abstract: Management of extensive bone and soft tissue defects, which occur after severe trauma of lower extremities and always lead to an unacceptable amputation in some cases, continues to challenge reconstructive surgeons. When performing lower extremity amputation, preservation of the knee joint has been put into a higher priority. The benefit of below-knee amputation over above-knee ones concentrates on a more normal gait with less energy expenditure during ambulation when a functioning knee joint is present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhi-Xin
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lai-Jin
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hiromichi
authors.forename: Toh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoshi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps