Citation

Nuzumlali E, Gürbüz C, Kantarci U, Cepel S, Bayri O, Polatkan O. J. Reconstr. Microsurg. 1996; 12(5): 297-302.

Affiliation

Istanbul Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Center, Aksaray Vatan Hospital, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-1006489

PMID

8835828

Abstract

Moving car-tire injury of the foot is a condition that appears to be a new clinical entity in Istanbul, in which the non-weight-bearing surface of the foot is prone to be injured. Between 1992 and 1995, eight moving car-tire injuries of the foot were managed. Patient age averaged 10.25 years (range: 7 to 21 years). All patients presented with soft-tissue loss combined with extensor tendon and bone lesions. In 6 patients, immediate flap coverage after initial debridement and, in 2 patients, delayed coverage after multiple debridements, were performed. All the flaps survived. Although in all patients, the weight-bearing region was always intact, some had gait-pattern abnormalities due to the bone and soft-tissue injuries. Early removal of all devitalized tissues and closure of the wounds with transfer of healthy tissue have a higher rate of success, lower incidence of infection, require fewer operative procedures, and shorter hospitalizations.

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