@article{ref1,
title="Moving car-tire injuries of the foot: reconstruction with microvascular free flaps",
journal="Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery",
year="1996",
author="Nuzumlali, E. and Gürbüz, C. and Kantarci, U. and Cepel, S. and Bayri, O. and Polatkan, O.",
volume="12",
number="5",
pages="297-302",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0743-684X",
doi="10.1055/s-2007-1006489",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1006489"
}