Salvaging a Severely Burned Ankle Using Arthrodesis and Anterolateral Thigh Free Flap

Autor:	Gab-Lae Kim, Yong Joon Chang, Joong Min Suh, Chul Hoon Chung
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty medicine.anatomical_structure business.industry Arthrodesis medicine.medical_treatment medicine Salvage therapy Free flap Ankle Anterolateral thigh business Surgery
Zdroj:	Journal of Wound Management and Research. 16:64-67
ISSN:	2586-0410 2586-0402
DOI:	10.22467/jwmr.2019.01004
Popis:	A 72-year-old male patient without underlying diseases presented with a flame burn injury on the fibula and talus of the ankle joint and soft tissue around the posterior lower leg. Necrotic tissue was removed with surgical debridement. Amputation was considered because loss of the bony structure on the ankle joint, including the fibula, hindered stability of the joint. We covered the soft tissue defect using an anterolateral thigh free flap and salvaged the limb using ankle and subtalar arthrodesis with tibiotalocalcaneal intramedullary nailing. The patient began self-ambulation 1 month after the surgery and did not develop any complications.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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