Title of article :
Reconstruction of Below Knee Stump with Free Plantar Fillet Flap: A Case Report
Author/Authors :
Dadaci, Mehmet Necmettin Erbakan University - Meram Faculty of Medicine - Department of Plastic - Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Konya - Turkey , Emin Cem Yildirim, Mehmet Bilecik State Hospital - Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic - Bilecik - Turkey , Uyar, Ilker Tokat State Hospital - Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic - Tokat - Turkey , Ince, Bilsev Necmettin Erbakan University - Meram Faculty of Medicine - Department of Plastic - Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Konya - Turkey
Abstract :
Here, we present a 45-year-old male patient who had right leg
fracture in several pieces, arterial ischemia, multiple muscle,
tendon losses and degloving injury on the distal thigh and knee
undergoing emergency surgery due to a high-energy traffic
accident and explain our experience with reconstruction of below
knee stump using free plantar fillet flap in order to prevent above
knee amputation in a patient with vascular injuries, multi-part fractures and soft tissue losses in the lower extremity.
Keywords :
Reconstruction , Knee stump , Free plantar fillet flap , Turkey
Journal title :
World Journal of Plastic Surgery
