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Tissue Coverage After War Trauma

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Soft-tissue coverage after war injuries poses a challenge because, unlike other conditions, often there is involvement of bones, nerves, and blood vessels combined with massive soft-tissue damage. Before deciding on a surgical procedure, a thorough evaluation of the injured area should be made. The main goal of limb reconstruction is to restore function. Limb trauma is often associated with other injuries, which can be life-threatening. Once the life-threatening conditions are solved, the work on the injured limb can begin. If prostheses are a reasonable solution for severe lower limb injuries, maximum efforts should be made for the upper limb where prostheses have less functional results. A good functional limb should have a strong skeleton, a good blood supply, and sensation in the areas that are prone to work injuries, such as the plantar and palmar areas. A good and sensate soft-tissue coverage may fulfil this need.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Chirurgie I Emergency District Hospital, Cluj Napoca, Romania

    Lucian Fodor

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Technion University, 31096, Haifa, Israel

    Lucian Fodor

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 31096, Haifa, Israel

    Yehuda Ullmann

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Fodor, L., Ullmann, Y. (2011). Tissue Coverage After War Trauma. In: Lerner, A., Soudry, M. (eds) Armed Conflict Injuries to the Extremities. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16155-1_13

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