Foot salvage procedure usng saphenous ven graftin schemc vascuar disease.

Eun, Seok Chan; Cho, Woo Sung; Roh, Tae Seok; Burm, Jin Sik; Chung, Chul Hoon

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Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2000;27(1):35-39.
Published online January 1, 2000.

Foot salvage procedure usng saphenous ven graftin schemc vascuar disease.

Seok Chan Eun, Woo Sung Cho, Tae Seok Roh, Jin Sik Burm, Chul Hoon Chung

Abstract

Diabetic and nondiabetic vascular diseases cause significant foot problems and it frequently progress to osteomyelitis and amputation. Advances in vascular surgical techniques, including distal arterial bypass via synthetic grafts or autogenous vein grafting have opened the way for higher rate of limb salvage. We have experienced patients with ischemic vascular foot disease and combined skin ulceration and varing degree of soft tissue defect. In three patient with major vessel obstruction, we could preserve limb and avoid major amputation using greater saphenous vein graft with or without microvascular free tissue transfer.

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