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Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Foot

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The primary goal in foot reconstruction after trauma is to preserve function of the entire lower limb by helping to restore a stable weight-bearing surface that allows for painless ambulation. Additional considerations include ease of shoe fitting and aesthetic form of the reconstructed foot. When foot reconstruction is not possible or is complicated by failure or infection, the patient is at risk for undergoing a below-knee amputation.

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  1. Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Whitney O. Lane

  2. Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA

    Ronnie L. Shammas

  3. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Scott T. Hollenbeck

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  1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Scott T. Hollenbeck

  2. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

    Peter B. Arnold

  3. Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Dennis P. Orgill

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Lane, W.O., Shammas, R.L., Hollenbeck, S.T. (2020). Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Foot. In: Hollenbeck, S., Arnold, P., Orgill, D. (eds) Handbook of Lower Extremity Reconstruction . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41035-3_15

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