A Case Report on Salvaging Complicated Leg Wound: Going Back to Basics of Reconstructive Ladder

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Published: Dec 9, 2024
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Leg wound, Reconstructive ladder, Amputation, Salvage

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Shreosi Sarkar
Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
Ansarul Haq
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Niraj Bhalara
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Sreepriya PP
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

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This article presents a complicated leg defect with exposed tibia and fibula stabilized with an external fixator with a MESS score of 6 in which we could not use the higher rungs of a reconstructive ladder and had to escalate to the basics of the reconstructive ladder i.e., Debridement, Dressing, Primary closure, Skin graft and local flap.

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Sarkar, S., Haq, A., Bhalara, N., & PP, S. (2024). A Case Report on Salvaging Complicated Leg Wound: Going Back to Basics of Reconstructive Ladder. Patna Journal of Medicine, 98(2), 31–33. Retrieved from https://9vom.in/journals/index.php/pjm/article/view/410
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Vol. 98 No. 2 (2024): Volume 98, Issue 2 (April-June, 2024)
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Case Reports
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