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Partial replantation after traumatic proximal lower limb amputation: a one-stage reconstruction with free
T Dubert1, C Oberlin, J Y Alnot
1Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Surgery, Hôpital Bichat/Claude-Bernard, Paris, France.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
A case of immediate stump reconstruction following proximal leg amputation below the knee is reported. Additional length and sensation are conferred to the stump by free autotransplantation of a composite flap taken from the unsalvageable amputated leg. This flap provided 13 cm of vascularized tibia invested in the skin of the foot. This operative procedure facilitated the fitting of a prosthesis and preserved knee function despite an initial very proximal amputation.