1. Limb Salvage in Infected Lower Extremity Gangrene
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Ronald A. Sage, Helen Osterman, Malik Abraham, and Michael S. Pinzur
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Adult ,Male ,Orthotic Devices ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,0206 medical engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Amputation, Surgical ,Fasciotomy ,Gangrene ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Debridement ,business.industry ,Forefoot ,Cellulitis ,Forefoot, Human ,Bacterial Infections ,030229 sport sciences ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Amputation ,Proximal Muscle ,Ankle ,business ,Foot (unit) - Abstract
Four diabetic patients with gangrene of the forefoot and infection ascending above the ankle were treated with open amputation of the foot combined with open fasciotomy and debridement of the involved proximal muscle compartments. All four patients healed their wounds and returned to their premorbid community ambulation status. The management and indications in these unusual patients are discussed.
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- 1988
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