Case Report
Foot Reconstruction of Severe Bone and Soft Tissue Landmine Injury
Author(s): Abdulmalik Adel, Salem Elmabsout and Randa AldaghiliAbdulmalik Adel, Salem Elmabsout and Randa Aldaghili
Landmine Injury to the foot and ankle as high-force energy can be devastating to a different structure including bone, muscles, vessels, and nerves. The degree of tissue destruction and often other surgical evaluation most likely to affects the decision of whether to amputate or attempt a reconstruction. In Literature, previous studies show that immediate amputation in patients with high Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS) had a very good prognosis compared with reconstruction. In this paper, we report a case of a 28-male presented to the Emergency Department at ALJALA hospital after 30 minutes of crushing his right foot by direct contact with a landmine. Assessment of the patient revealed poor general state and the foot was severely mangled despite >7 on Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS). Limb salvage was used with Aggressive debridement, reduction with external fixation.. View More»
