Abstract:

The use of microsurgical techniques has significantly altered the management of lower extremity trauma. Indications for amputation or salvage continue to change, as microsurgical transplants have become more commonplace. Reconstruction of a severely traumatized leg usually involves mulriple complicated procedures, each of which can cause its own set of complications. The historically high rate of complications of these procedures and the fact that the resultant limb is never completely normal has led some to the conclusion that severely traumatized limbs should not be salvaged. In order to evaluate our own results in light of these considerations we have reviewed our most recent experience with this difficult problem.

Authors:

Gabriel M. Kind, M.D., Jon A. Dickinson, M.D., Gregory M. Buncke, M.D., F.A.C.S., Rudolf F. Buntic, M.D., Brian Chin, M.S., Harry J. Buncke, Jr., M.D.

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