The Role of Soft Tissue Coverage in Limb Salvaging and Reconstructive Surgery of Foot and Ankle

Autor:	Ren Yi Kow, Akmal Azim Ahmad Alwi, Chooi Leng Low, Muhammad Firdaus Abas
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Reconstructive surgery business.industry Soft tissue General Medicine medicine.disease Gait High morbidity Physical medicine and rehabilitation Traumatic injury medicine.anatomical_structure Crush injury Medicine Ankle business Foot (unit)
Zdroj:	IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia. 18
ISSN:	2735-2285 1823-4631
DOI:	10.31436/imjm.v18i1.815
Popis:	Since humans evolutionally adapt to a bipedal gait, the foot is important to allow humans to stand up, walk, run, and to jump. Without the soft tissues and bones at the foot and ankle, our lower limbs could not support the weight of the body. Crush injury of the foot and ankle is a consequence of high energy trauma leading to combined bone and soft tissue loss or destruction. The treatment of crush injury of the foot and ankle remains a challenge as it is associated with high morbidity. We report two cases of traumatic injury of foot and ankle to highlight the paramount importance of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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