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Lower limb preservation after severe degloving injury: a case report
Zoltan Cibula1,2, Maros Hrubina1,2, Marian Melisik1,2
1Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovak Republic.
Background:
Degloving injuries to the lower extremities are relatively rare. We herein report a case of 35-year-old male patient, who sustained a mangled degloving injury to the left lower extremity after a car accident. Despite the severity of the injury, we opted for limb salvage.
Methods:
The patient presented with a large soft-tissue defect in the anterior compartment of the calf with neurovascular injury. The bones were intact. Reconstructive surgery involves repeated radical debridement, revascularisation, negative-pressure wound therapy, and plastic surgery. Treatment was complex and carried out in collaboration with orthopaedic, plastic, and vascular surgeons.
Results And Conclusions:
Five years after surgery, the patient was able to fully bear weight on the affected extremity and experience mild pain and chronic fibular nerve palsy. The outcomes were satisfactory.
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