Author(s)

Chasari Tancharoen, Edmund Ek, Anand Ramakrishnan

Department of Plastics Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

“Spare parts surgery” is well-described in the plastic surgery literature. In the setting of trauma, otherwise discarded parts can be utilized for reconstruction resulting in a superior functional and aesthetic outcome for the patient. We describe the use of spare part surgery in order to preserve a functional knee articulation in a patient undergoing amputation for compartment.

Below Knee Amputation; Free Flap; Fillet of Sole Flap; Spare Part Surgery

C. Tancharoen, E. Ek and A. Ramakrishnan, "Spare Parts Surgery—Salvage of a Below Knee Amputation Stump," Modern Plastic Surgery, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2012, pp. 28-30. doi: 10.4236/mps.2012.22007.