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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 88-B, Issue 2 | Pages 277 - 277
1 Feb 2006
JOHN VZ ALAGAPPAN M DEVADOSS S DEVADOSS A


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 87-B, Issue 11 | Pages 1556 - 1559
1 Nov 2005
John VZ Alagappan M Devadoss S Devadoss A

Despite advances in reconstructive surgery, salvage of mangled extremities still requires long periods of treatment with many operations that can be taxing both to the surgeon and the patient. Attempts at reconstruction of severely shattered limbs necessitate counselling with regard to the protracted course of treatment and associated morbidity as well as problems which may require abandoning of the procedure and secondary amputation. We report the successful salvage of a severely comminuted and open fracture of the tibia in a 32-year-old man.