Cross-Leg Free Flap: Crossing the Border Zone of Ischemic Limb. A case report of limb salvage procedure following a delayed diagnosis of popliteal artery injury.

Vascular injury following traumatic knee injury quoted in the literature ranges from 3.3% to 65%, depending on the magnitude and pattern of the injury. 1 Timely recognition is crucial to ensure the revascularization is done within six to eight hours from the time of injury to avoid significant morbidity, amputation, and medicolegal ramifications.2 We present a case of an ischemic limb following delayed diagnosis of popliteal artery injury after knee dislocation. Even though we have successfully repaired the popliteal artery, the evolving ischemia over the distal limb poses a reconstruction challenge. Multiple surgical debridement procedures were performed to control the local tissue infection. Free tissue transfer with chimeric latissimus dorsi flap was done to resurface the defect. However, the forefoot became gangrenous despite a free muscle flap transfer. His limb appeared destined for amputation in the vicinity of tissue and recipient vessels, but we chose to use a cross-leg free flap as an option for limb salvage.

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• Alternative title: Lower Limb Reconstruction
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: Cross-Leg Free Flap: Crossing the Border Zone of Ischemic Limb. A case report of limb salvage procedure following a delayed diagnosis of popliteal artery injury. ; day:17 ; month:10 ; year:2022 ; Archives of Plastic Surgery ; (17.10.2022)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Lam, Hui Yuan ; Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azman ; Wan Ismail, Wan Faisham ; Halim, Ahmad Sukari

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/a-1962-6009
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022121510550742462957
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.