Amputation of the Lower Extremity: Toes, Foot, Ankle Kedar S. Lavingia Jason T. Lee INTRODUCTION Partial foot amputation (PFA) is a common sequel to advanced vascular disease secondary to diabetes…
Keystone and Related Perforator Flaps Michael W. Findlay DEFINITION Keystone flaps encompass a group of related fasciocutaneous flaps first devised by Behan that share a common geometric design (a keystone…
Nerve Repair and Reconstruction—Sciatic Nerve and Femoral Nerve Gabrielle B. Davis Catherine Curtin SCIATIC NERVE DEFINITION The sciatic nerve is the largest peripheral nerve in the body. Its role is…
Soft Tissue Coverage of Thigh—Free Flaps Ulrich Kneser Thomas Kremer DEFINITION Soft tissue defects of the thigh requiring free flap reconstruction are rare, because of a sufficient soft tissue envelope…
Soft Tissue Coverage of the Thigh—Pedicled Rectus Flap Brock Lanier Alex Wong DEFINITION Soft tissue defects of the thigh can involve critical anatomy including the neurovascular structures of the femoral…
Reconstruction of Femur Vishwanath R. Chegireddy Michael J. A. Klebuc Anthony Echo DEFINITION Femoral shaft bone defects usually result from tumor resection, traumatic loss, chronic osteomyelitis, congenital skeletal defects, failed…
Femoral Bone Debridement Robert J. Steffner David W. Lowenberg Sahitya K. Denduluri DEFINITION Femoral bone debridement is generally needed for osteomyelitis (acute or chronic), symptomatic nonunion, and open fracture. ANATOMY…
Excision of Bone Tumors of the Femur Raffi S. Avedian DEFINITION Bone tumors of the femur may be benign or malignant (bone sarcoma) and exhibit a variable natural history ranging…
Excision of Soft Tissue Tumors of the Thigh Raffi S. Avedian DEFINITION Soft tissue sarcomas are malignant tumors that arise from mesenchymal cells and are classified according to their cell…
Repair of Patella Tendon Patrick Horrigan Michael Bellino Julius Bishop DEFINITION Rupture of the patellar tendon is a disruption of the knee extensor mechanism between the patella and the tibial…
