The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of 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...

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Main Authors: Kow, Ren Yi, Ahmad Alwi, Akmal Azim, Abas, Muhammad Firdaus, Low, Chooi Leng
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Published: Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
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description 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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spelling iium-761412019-12-10T04:23:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76141/ The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle Kow, Ren Yi Ahmad Alwi, Akmal Azim Abas, Muhammad Firdaus Low, Chooi Leng R Medicine (General) RD Surgery 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. Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76141/1/76141_The%20role%20of%20soft%20tissue%20coverage%20in%20limb%20salvaging%20and%20reconstructive%20surgery%20of%20foot%20and%20ankle.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76141/2/76141_The%20role%20of%20soft%20tissue%20coverage%20in%20limb%20salvaging%20and%20reconstructive%20surgery%20of%20foot%20and%20ankle_SCOPUS.pdf Kow, Ren Yi and Ahmad Alwi, Akmal Azim and Abas, Muhammad Firdaus and Low, Chooi Leng (2019) The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 18 (Supplementary Issue 1). p. 21. E-ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_18_supp/Final-Supplement-ECSS-2018-PDF-21.pdf
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Ahmad Alwi, Akmal Azim
Abas, Muhammad Firdaus
Low, Chooi Leng
The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle
title The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle
title_full The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle
title_fullStr The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle
title_full_unstemmed The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle
title_short The role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle
title_sort role of soft tissue coverage in limb salvaging and reconstructive surgery of foot and ankle
topic R Medicine (General)
RD Surgery
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/76141/
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