Prevention of Stump Overgrowth in Pediatric Patients with Traumatic Crush Injury of the Leg
The technique described in this case report not only provides more soft tissue coverage but also at 1-year follow-up, successfully prevented one of the most frequent complications seen in pediatric post-traumatic amputation, the stump overgrowth.
Authors
- Kishore Mulpuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7713-6278)
- Gourav Jandial
- Terence Kwan‐Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8393-484X)
- Anthony Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7864-2981)
- Christiaan J. A. van Bergen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8336-9070)
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Amphia Ziekenhuis (NL)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Case Connector
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.24.00300
- Primary Topic
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00