Monday, June 9, 2014

Foot Injury After Being Hit By A Car

A 56 year old male was hit by a car that crashed against his motorcycle. He was intoxicated with alcohol. He sustained serious injuries including an open dislocation of the right ankle and a degloving injury of the right foot. A compartment syndrome of the foot was also diagnosed.
The patient was taken to the OR on an emergency basis for fasciotomy, debridement, repair of muscle and ligament injuries, and skin grafting to the right foot.


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