Soft Tissue Coverage of the Foot and Ankle

2016 ◽  
pp. 275-296
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Coverage ◽  
Foot And Ankle

scholarly journals The Role of Soft Tissue Coverage in Limb Salvaging and Reconstructive Surgery of Foot and Ankle

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Yi KOW ◽  
Akmal Azim Ahmad Alwi ◽  
Muhammad Firdaus Abas ◽  
Chooi Leng Low
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Reconstructive Surgery ◽  
High Energy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Crush Injury ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Tissue Loss ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Soft Tissue Coverage ◽  
Foot And Ankle

Since humans evolutionally adapt to a bipedal gait, the foot is important to allow humans to stand up, walk, run, and to jump. Without the soft tissues and bones at the foot and ankle, our lower limbs could not support the weight of the body. Crush injury of the foot and ankle is a consequence of high energy trauma leading to combined bone and soft tissue loss or destruction. The treatment of crush injury of the foot and ankle remains a challenge as it is associated with high morbidity. We report two cases of traumatic injury of foot and ankle to highlight the paramount importance of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle.

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