Bionic reconstruction after severe limb trauma and limb loss

Severe lower limb trauma

Severe trauma to the lower limbs, with major skin loss and the compromise of vital struc­ tures, is often difficult to treat. A combination of several factors such as ability and effort made to distinguish lesion severity – that is, to differentiate recoverable traumas from those that will inevitably progress to amputation – plays an important role. Therefore, indices were developed to facilita...

Prediction of amputation after severe lower limb trauma.

The Mangled Extremity Severity Score was applied to 152 patients with severely injured lower limbs. All cases with a score of seven or more required amputation; some with scores of less than seven eventually came to amputation. These observations are discussed.

Editorial Upper and Lower Limb Reconstruction Following Trauma

Trauma management has long been debated and although presentations of trauma do vary the initial approach and later decision making have become more standardised with time. This series covers the choices that need to be made when a trauma case presents, including the initial management of open fractures, as well as the range of options available for flap reconstruction of both the upper and low...

Abstract P12: Functional Outcomes Following Soft Tissue Reconstruction and Attempted Limb Salvage After Lower Extremity Trauma

PSRC Abstract Supplement P oter P rofs RESULTS: 358 breasts underwent reconstruction before protocol implementation and 135 afterwards. Patients were similar in terms of demographics and surgical characteristics. There was a significantly reduced incidence of clinically relevant infection after protocol implementation (10.1% to 2.9%, p= 0.009). Logistic regression analysis confirmed that the pr...

Occupational Therapy for the Poly- Trauma Casualty with Limb Loss