Diabetic limb salvage procedure with bone allograft and free flap transfer: a case report.
The aim of this case report was to describe a successful diabetic limb salvage procedure in the treatment of an infected diabetic foot ulcer through a multidisciplinary team approach and complex surgical reconstruction involving a femoral head bone allograft and musculocutaneous latissimus dorsi free flap. The decision to proceed with aggressive staged efforts at diabetic limb salvage should be made only after careful consultation with the patient, his or her family, and the rest of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil.
Alexandre L
AL
Godoy-Santos
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital do Coraçao , São Paulo , Brazil.
Daniel T
DT
Amodio
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil.
André
A
Pires
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil.
Ana L M
AL
Lima
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil.
Teng H
TH
Wei
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital , Baltimore , MD , USA.
Cesar
C
de Cesar-Netto
Department of Surgery, The University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA.
David G
DG
Armstrong
Diabetic foot; free flap; reconstruction; soft-tissue allograft