Heel reconstruction with ALT free flap in a 4-year-old patient after a severe lawnmower injury. A case report

Emilio Trignano; Pietro Luciano Serra; Federica Grieco; Manuela Rodio; Silvia Rampazzo; Nicola Pili; Claudia Trignano; Corrado Rubino

doi:10.1080/23320885.2022.2157280

Heel reconstruction with ALT free flap in a 4-year-old patient after a severe lawnmower injury. A case report

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2022 Dec 28;10(1):2157280. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2022.2157280. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Emilio Trignano¹, Pietro Luciano Serra¹, Federica Grieco¹, Manuela Rodio¹, Silvia Rampazzo¹, Nicola Pili¹, Claudia Trignano², Corrado Rubino¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Plastic Surgery Unit, Sassari University Hospital Trust, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

Abstract

Lawnmowers represent a danger in pediatric population. Frequently, traumas involve limbs. Among the different reconstructive techniques, a free flap is often needed. We discuss the first case of heel reconstruction with an anterolateral thigh flap in a 4-years-old patient after a lawnmower's trauma.

Keywords: Lawnmower; flap; microsurgery; pediatric; reconstruction; trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This research was funded by “Fondo di Ateneo per la ricerca 2020 (Claudia Trignano)”.