Amputation stump salvage using a "banked" free-tissue transfer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A free radical forearm flap was salvaged from a nonreplantable amputated extremity and banked on the ipsilateral chest wall. Later, the flap was simply rotated to provide coverage of the proximal humeral stump, eliminating the need for a second microvascular procedure.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation Stumps
- Amputation, Traumatic
- Surgical Flaps