Gustilo IIIC injury of the thigh, MESS score 11, slow oozing of blood on needling the end of the toe, limb preservation successful: A case report
Even for Gustilo type IIIC injuries with a MESS score ≥7, if slow oozing of blood is observed at the end of the needled limb, active limb preservation should be considered. One-stage limb shortening to rapidly restore blood flow and 2-stage lengthening to recover limb length are practical techniques conducive to successful limb preservation.
Authors
- Guangying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2039-1814)
- Wenzhuo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2463-8431)
- Yifeng Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8176-9322)
- Dong Mei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-6452)
- Qiushun Zhang
- Feng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-1545)
Institutions
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Dongyang People's Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University (CN)
- Jining Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000042162
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00