Successful revascularization of severely damaged lower limb in a three years old child

ABSTRACT

Reimplantation and revascularization surgery is essential component of all trauma centres in the developed countries. In children revascularization can only be performed using special microsurgical techniques. We are presenting a case of a three years old female child who was referred to us from another hospital with history of trauma to the right leg by falling of a steel object. It resulted in fracture of tibia and fibula near the knee joint with division of major vessels and loss of circulation to the limb. Successful revascularization using an autologous long saphenous vein graft resulted in full recovery and function of the limb