Emergency free-tissue transfer to salvage the partially amputated foot of a 2-year-old boy

Gottfried Wechselberger; Petra Pülzl; Thomas Schoeller

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.05.056

Emergency free-tissue transfer to salvage the partially amputated foot of a 2-year-old boy

J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Sep;40(9):1497-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.05.056.

Authors

Gottfried Wechselberger¹, Petra Pülzl, Thomas Schoeller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leopold-Franzens University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. gottfried.wechselberger@uibk.ac.at

PMID: 16150359
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.05.056

Abstract

We report about a 2-year-old boy who had a lawn mower injury to the left foot, resulting in a partial amputation and severe soft-tissue defect. To salvage the length of the foot, an emergency free-tissue transfer was performed. Indication, advantages, and outcome of the procedure are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amputation, Traumatic / surgery*
Child, Preschool
Emergency Medical Services
Foot Injuries / surgery*
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / transplantation*
Salvage Therapy
Skin Transplantation
Treatment Outcome