Salvage of the Lower Limb after a Full Thickness Burn with Loss of the Knee Extensor Mechanism: A Case Report
| Autor: | Charles Gibbons, Isabel Jones, Duncan D. Atherton, Khaled M Sarraf, Asantha R Jayaweera |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Arthrodesis Muscle flap Bone Nails Lower limb Surgical Flaps Full thickness burn lcsh:Orthopedic surgery Medicine Humans Orthopedic Procedures Knee arthrodesis Aged Knee extensors business.industry Extensor mechanism Limb Salvage musculoskeletal system Surgery lcsh:RD701-811 Amputation Lower Extremity Female business Burns human activities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol 21 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 2309-4990 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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