Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery · 2001 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySurgeryEmergency SurgeryOrthopedicsPediatric Orthopedic SurgeryAmputationFlap SalvageFlap SurgeryLimb SalvageLimb Salvage SurgeryLower Extremity ReconstructionEmergency Salvage OperationsFree Flap HarvestingLower Extremity Soft Tissue ReconstructionOpen Fracture ReconstructionPediatric Flap ReconstructionPediatric Limb SalvagePostoperative Limb SalvageTibia Fractures
The use of a cross-leg free flap and consequent limb salvage was successfully performed in a 10-year-old boy with a compound open fracture of the tibia, involving extensive skin and soft-tissue loss. This method should be kept in mind, as it may sometimes, in an emergency situation, lead to lower-extremity salvage, as in the case reported.