Salvage of the Lower Limb after a Full Thickness Burn with Loss of the Knee Extensor Mechanism: A Case Report

Khaled M Sarraf; Duncan D Atherton; Asantha R Jayaweera; Charles E Gibbons; Isabel Jones

doi:10.1177/230949901302100131

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Apr 2013)

Salvage of the Lower Limb after a Full Thickness Burn with Loss of the Knee Extensor Mechanism: A Case Report

Khaled M Sarraf,
Duncan D Atherton,
Asantha R Jayaweera,
Charles E Gibbons,
Isabel Jones

Affiliations

Khaled M Sarraf: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Duncan D Atherton: Chelsea and Westminster Burns Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Asantha R Jayaweera: Chelsea and Westminster Burns Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Charles E Gibbons: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Isabel Jones: Chelsea and Westminster Burns Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901302100131
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21

Abstract

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We report on a 79-year-old woman who underwent salvage of the knee and lower leg using a Whichita Fusion Nail for knee arthrodesis, combined with a medial gastrocnemius muscle flap for a 3% contact burn that resulted in loss of the extensor mechanism. This provided an alternative to above-knee amputation when extensor mechanism reconstruction was not feasible.

Published in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

ISSN: 2309-4990 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/osj

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