Open AccessDouble flap from amputated opposite lower limb for cover of plantar and dorsal surfaces of a crushed foot
Author(s) -
Samir Kumta,
Shrirang Purohit,
Chitranshi Anurag
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.122022
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , replantation , dorsum , foot (prosody) , surgery , second toe , cover (algebra) , anatomy , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy
Bilateral limb trauma poses many possibilities for management. In a situation of bilateral amputation, if the amputated limb is not salvageable or replantation is not advisable, the amputated limb can be used to harvest tissue for free tissue transfer to cover the amputation stump. We describe a case here in which we have used these principles.