Heel reconstruction with an iliac osteocutaneous free flap: 10-year follow-up

Ann Plast Surg. 2004 Aug;53(2):174-7. doi: 10.1097/01.sap.0000099704.02280.d6.

Abstract

During the Homeland War in Croatia, many civilians suffered from war wounds of the extremities. Explosive war wounds create composite and devastating injuries mainly by high-energy transfer to the tissue. We present an early reconstruction of explosive heel wound with an iliac osteocutaneous free flap with late follow-up result.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blast Injuries / surgery*
  • Bone Wires
  • Croatia
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foot Injuries / surgery
  • Heel / injuries*
  • Heel / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Surgical Flaps*
  • Warfare