Diabetic limb salvage procedure with bone allograft and free flap transfer: a case report.

Diabetic limb salvage procedure with bone allograft and free flap transfer: a case report. Diabet Foot Ankle. 2017;8(1):1270076 Authors: Godoy-Santos AL, Amodio DT, Pires A, Lima AL, Wei TH, de Cesar-Netto C, Armstrong DG Abstract The aim of this case report was to describe a successful diabetic limb salvage procedure in the treatment of an infected diabetic foot ulcer through a multidisciplinary team approach and complex surgical reconstruction involving a femoral head bone allograft and musculocutaneous latissimus dorsi free flap. The decision to proceed with aggressive staged efforts at diabetic limb salvage should be made only after careful consultation with the patient, his or her family, and the rest of the multidisciplinary healthcare team. PMID: 28326158 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Diabetic Foot and Ankle - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabet Foot Ankle Source Type: research