Open tibial fractures with severe soft-tissue loss. Limb salvage compared with below-the-knee amputation.
- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 75 (10) , 1431-1441
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199310000-00003
Abstract
The long-term outcomes and the quality of life were studied in patients who had had an open fracture of the tibial shaft with severe soft-tissue loss. Limb salvage with a free flap was attempted in twenty-seven patients (sixteen of whom had a successful procedure and were examined personallyKeywords
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