title: Salvage of the lower limb after a full thickness burn with loss of the knee extensor mechanism: a case report.
abstract: We report on a 79-year-old woman who underwent salvage of the knee and lower leg using a Whichita Fusion Nail for knee arthrodesis, combined with a medial gastrocnemius muscle flap for a 3% contact burn that resulted in loss of the extensor mechanism. This provided an alternative to above-knee amputation when extensor mechanism reconstruction was not feasible.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom. ksarraf@gmail.com
authors: Khaled M
authors: KM
authors: Sarraf
authors: Duncan D
authors: DD
authors: Atherton
authors: Asantha R
authors: AR
authors: Jayaweera
authors: Charles E
authors: CE
authors: Gibbons
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Jones
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps
keywords: arthrodesis; bone nails; burns; limb salvage; muscle, skeletal; surgical flaps