Spare Parts Surgery—Salvage of a Below Knee Amputation Stump

Chasari Tancharoen, Edmund Ek, Anand Ramakrishnan

Department of Plastics Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

DOI: 10.4236/mps.2012.22007                

Abstract

“Spare parts surgery” is well-described in the plastic surgery literature. In the setting of trauma, otherwise discarded parts can be utilized for reconstruction resulting in a superior functional and aesthetic outcome for the patient. We describe the use of spare part surgery in order to preserve a functional knee articulation in a patient undergoing amputation for compartment.

Keywords

Below Knee Amputation; Free Flap; Fillet of Sole Flap; Spare Part Surgery

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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