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...

Lower extremity venous disease is extremely common, with varicose veins remaining the most frequently encountered venous condition followed by chronic venous insuffi ciency.1,2 The two conditions often occur together, but each condition may also be present clinically without the other. Lower extremity venous disease comprises a clinical spectrum ranging from completely asymptomatic telangiectas...

BACKGROUND Methods of measuring lower extremity function is limited for those with partial weight bearing (PWB) status in early phases of a lower extremity rehabilitation program. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to measure intra-rater reliability of two lower extremity PWB performance measures using an incline exercise apparatus and to evaluate the concurrent validity and responsiven...

Assessing the driving abilities of individuals with disabilities is often a very challenging task because each medical condition is accompanied by physical impairments and because relative individual functional performance may vary depending on personal characteristics.We identified existing driving evaluation modalities for able-bodied and lower extremity-impaired subjects (spinal cord injury ...

Peripheral nerve injuries of the lower extremity (LE) are frequently encountered in orthopaedic practice. They can be traumatic or iatrogenic. Proper and timely diagnosis and treatment are the keys to optimizing outcomes. This paper reviews and discusses the basic anatomy and physiology of nerve injury and the current literature on the incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management and outcomes...

Four neonates suffering from bilateral lower limb gangrene were referred to us for further management. Two neonates had no contributory etiology. All four received appropriate treatment thus avoiding mortality but morbidity could not be avoided. All four neonates recovered uneventfully.

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies. Multidisciplinary approach is used in the management of these patients.

Figure 1. Lower extremity defect status post serial debridement. Exposed hardware can be seen. DESCRIPTION A 39-year-old male with an open wound of the left lower extremity complicated by exposed hardware following open reduction and internal fixation of a tibial plateau fracture.