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Lower Extremity Reconstruction

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Lower extremity reconstruction postblast injury can be quite challenging due to the severity of injury and the damage of local tissues that could be used for reconstruction. We highlight in this chapter the functional and cosmetic outcome of this type of reconstruction by specifying the general principles for management, optimal timing for reconstruction, need for a multidisciplinary approach, and role of negative-pressure wound therapy. We discuss the variable reconstructive surgical options for bone reconstruction, soft-tissue coverage, and composite defect reconstruction based on the anatomic location. We discuss as well the management of short below-knee amputation (BKA) stumps.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Cairo Street, 11-0236, Beirut, 11072020, Lebanon

    Amir Ibrahim M.D.

  2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Ahmad Oneisi M.D.

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    Ghassan Soleiman Abu-Sittah

  2. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

  3. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Centre-Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon

    Joseph Bakhach

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Ibrahim, A., Oneisi, A. (2017). Lower Extremity Reconstruction. In: Abu-Sittah, G., Hoballah, J., Bakhach, J. (eds) Reconstructing the War Injured Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56887-4_9

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