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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
; 21(1): 122-4, 2013 Apr.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23630005
RESUMEN
We report on a 79-year-old woman who underwent salvage of the knee and lower leg using a Whichita Fusion Nail for knee arthrodesis, combined with a medial gastrocnemius muscle flap for a 3% contact burn that resulted in loss of the extensor mechanism. This provided an alternative to above-knee amputation when extensor mechanism reconstruction was not feasible.