Assessing chronic wound perfusion in the lower extremity: current and emerging approaches

Lower Extremity Shotgun Wound

A 32-year-old white man presented to the emergency department after suffering a shotgun wound to the left lower extremity. He reports assault at point-blank range with a gun of unknown gauge while lying in the prone position. He was transported to the emergency department by emergency medical services personnel who started the use of peripherally inserted intravenous catheters and applied press...

Interprofessional education in lower extremity wound care

Background: Wound care has often been perceived to be the domain of the nurse, yet other professions are taking a lead in this specialist area of clinical practice. Podiatrists assess, manage and evaluate the care of lower limb conditions including lower extremity wounds. It is essential that nurses and podiatrists develop partnerships and close working relationships to ensure that patients rec...

Assessing of Kinematic Variables of the Lower Extremity while Walking in Military Personnel Healthy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Background and Aim: Due to the long-term recovery of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and postoperative problems as well as the nonadherence to postoperative rehabilitation programs, the risk of re-injury of this ligament will increase. To ignore kinematic variables in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructed (ACLR) individuals can be one of the main causes of injury in these people. The...

Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap and Its Application in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

An effective method for enhanced lower extremity wound healing

Tissue expansion is an important technique for reconstruction of soft tissue defects. It is commonly used in the care of burns, breast reconstruction and pediatric plastic surgery. The phenomenon of tissue expansion is well known and observed in pregnancy. Skin expands in response to tension generated by the increased abdominal volume during pregnancy. This response has been found to be a metab...