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From: The mangled extremity and attempt for limb salvage

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Eighteen-year-old male patient with severe Gustilo type IIIC injury of the ankle after a motorcycle accident. An initial attempt for limb salvage with anastomosis of the posterior tibial artery was followed by delayed amputation 5 days postoperatively due to severe sepsis.

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X