Reconstruction of ankle using free vascularized flap from amputated hand: A case report.
- Author:
Soo Joong CHOI
;
Chang Kyun LIM
;
Ho Guen CHANG
;
Jun Dong CHANG
;
Chang Ju LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Free vascularized flap;
Amputated hand
- MeSH:
Amputation;
Ankle*;
Burns;
Disarticulation;
Extremities;
Free Tissue Flaps;
Hand*;
Humans;
Skin;
Tendons;
Tissue Donors;
Wounds and Injuries;
Wrist
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1998;33(2):484-489
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It is indispensable to cover the skin defect when bone or tendon is exposed. In case of inevitable amputation of an extremity, it is possible to harvest a free flap from the amputed limb for providing coverage of the other wound. This technique allows immediate wound coverage without the morbidity of an additional donor site. We experienced an electrical burn case with inevitahle wrist disarticulation and successfully treated soft tissue defect of ankle using free vascularized flap.
