Reconstruction of the lower extremity using partially destroyed or amputated parts

Zuber, J.C.; Banic, A.; Tschopp, H.; Zuber, J.C; Banic, A; Tschopp, H

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Reconstruction of the lower extremity using partially destroyed or amputated parts

Zuber, J.C.; Banic, A.; Tschopp, H.

Helvetica Chirurgica Acta 60(1-2): 205-209

1993

ISSN/ISBN: 0018-0181

PMID: 8226057

Document Number: 410376

We are often confronted with heavy destructions of the lower extremities, where there is no possibility to conserve the limb, because of the general or/and local conditions. In this situation it's wise to preserve vital rest structures that can be used for primary or secondary reconstructions of the injured limb. There are different possibilities, some of them are presented in the cases described in this article.