Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 54-year-old White male unfortunately developed a wound dehiscence in the left distal third of his leg after an open reduction and internal fixation for a distal tibial fracture. The distal tibial wound measured 12 × 6 cm…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 57-year-old White female sustained an open tibial fracture of her left leg as a result of a motor vehicle accident. She had a 5 × 4 cm open fracture wound in the distal third of the leg…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 40-year-old White male sustained chronic osteomyelitis secondary to an open middle tibial fracture 1 year ago from a motor vehicle accident. He had a longstanding smoking history. He had chronic drainage from the old fracture…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation An 11-year-old White male sustained a significant crush and avulsion injury to his right upper leg as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He had extensive full-thickness skin loss over the proximal third of his…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 29-year-old white male had significant left proximal tibia bone loss and open knee injury as a result of an explosive injury in a foreign country. The orthopedic injury was stabilized initially after debridement in an…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 42-year-old White male had a complicated lateral thigh wound following an open distal femur fracture. He underwent an open reduction and internal fixation of the distal femur fracture by the orthopedic trauma service, which left…
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 40-year-old White male had a very complicated injury to his right hip and lateral thigh regions with a pelvic fracture and extensive muscle necrosis over his right hip region as a result of a motor…
Clinical Presentation A 76-year-old paraplegic White male with a long-standing history of diabetes developed Fournier’s gangrene and presented to the urology service. The primary service performed emergent radical surgical debridement to control the soft tissue infection. After debridement, a significantly…
Clinical Presentation A 14-year-old intersex White person had been born with ambiguous genitalia. The patient decided to be a male but unfortunately all male genital organs had been removed at a young age. The patient now strongly desired a transformation…
Clinical Presentation A 68-year-old Asian woman had radiation therapy for early-stage cervical cancer about 40 years ago in Asia and remained cancer free for a long time but unfortunately developed recurrent cervical cancer. She was offered an anterior pelvic exenteration…