Open AccessExperience of using local flaps to cover open lower limb injuries at an Indian trauma center
Author(s) -
P.R.J.V.C. Boopalan,
Manasseh Nithyananth,
V. T. K. Titus,
Vinoo Mathew Cherian,
Thilak Samuel Jepegnanam
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.83806
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , orthopedic surgery , soft tissue , debridement (dental) , trauma center , amputation , retrospective cohort study
Optimal care of open, high-velocity, lower limb injury requires surgical skills in debridement, skeletal stabilization, and in providing appropriate soft tissue cover. Timely coordination between orthopedic and plastic surgeons, though ideal, is often difficult. In our center, orthopedic surgeons undertake comprehensive treatment of open fractures including soft tissue cover. We reviewed the results of the local flaps of lower limb, done by orthopedic surgeons.