TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Moving car-tire injuries of the foot: reconstruction with microvascular free flaps
JO  - Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
A1  - Nuzumlali, E.
A1  - Gürbüz, C.
A1  - Kantarci, U.
A1  - Cepel, S.
A1  - Bayri, O.
A1  - Polatkan, O.
SP  - 297
EP  - 302
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
N2  - Moving car-tire injury of the foot is a condition that appears to be a new clinical entity in Istanbul, in which the non-weight-bearing surface of the foot is prone to be injured. Between 1992 and 1995, eight moving car-tire injuries of the foot were managed. Patient age averaged 10.25 years (range: 7 to 21 years). All patients presented with soft-tissue loss combined with extensor tendon and bone lesions. In 6 patients, immediate flap coverage after initial debridement and, in 2 patients, delayed coverage after multiple debridements, were performed. All the flaps survived. Although in all patients, the weight-bearing region was always intact, some had gait-pattern abnormalities due to the bone and soft-tissue injuries. Early removal of all devitalized tissues and closure of the wounds with transfer of healthy tissue have a higher rate of success, lower incidence of infection, require fewer operative procedures, and shorter hospitalizations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0743-684X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1006489
ID  - ref1
ER  -