Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Trunk, genitalia and lower extremity
Lower limb trauma reconstruction (soft tissue and skeletal)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- perform independently (DrNB operative skills)
- Also called
- open fracture soft tissue cover
Videos and resources
- VideoWhat is Lower Extremity (Limb) Reconstruction? Where does flaps come from?6:57
- VideoLower Limb Reconstruction with Dr Edward Ngwenya25:03
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Reconstruction of traumatic defects of limb, soft tissue, and skeletal loss.” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)
“Ability to plan and execute soft tissue cover for defects got due to trauma, infection and cancer” ( NBEMS DrNB direct 6-year curriculum, page 17)