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Published on: August 6, 2015
The problem of bilateral foot reconstruction after severe burns
M O'Shaughnessy1, A G Zinn, P Vidal
1Welsh Regional Centre for Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow, Wales, UK.
Abstract:
Reconstruction of bilateral, distal lower limb defects presents a major reconstructive challenge. In the patient with a major burn injury, however, the problem of bilateral foot reconstruction is compounded by both the limited availability of normal unscarred donor sites and by the limited availability of recipient vessels. A case is presented where bilateral dorsum of foot defects in a patient with a 50% surface area burn were successfully reconstructed using a single parascapular free flap. The problems presented by this case are discussed.
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