scholarly journals Successful Treatment of War Zone Traumatic Lower Extremity Wound With Exposed Tendons Using an Autologous Homologous Skin Construct

Cureus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen N Johnson ◽  
Michael Nelson ◽  
Ivy Estabrooke ◽  
Nikolai Sopko ◽  
Edward W Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
War Zone ◽  
Lower Extremity Wound

Third-Party Reimbursement for Lower-Extremity Wound Care

2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Harry Goldsmith ◽  
Matthew G. Garoufalis
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
Lower Extremity Wound ◽  
Third Party Reimbursement

This article describes the treatment of lower-extremity wounds, specifically foot and ankle ulcerations, in the context of reimbursement for treatments rendered. Therefore, such issues as standard of care, documentation, classification of foot wounds, coding, and reimbursement are discussed. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 92(1): 54-58, 2002)

The successful treatment of a patient with extensive deep burns and an open comminuted fracture of a lower extremity

Burns ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Xue-wei ◽  
Zhang Zhong-ning ◽  
Nie Qiang-de ◽  
R. Zapata-Sirvent
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Comminuted Fracture

scholarly journals October 2021 Critical Care Case of the Month: Unexpected Post-Operative Shock

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
Sharanyah Srinivasan ◽  
◽  
Sooraj Kumar ◽  
Benjamin Jarrett ◽  
Janet Campion
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Pulseless Electrical Activity ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Intravenous Drug Use ◽  
Past Medical History ◽  
Incision And Drainage ◽  
Lower Extremity Wound ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Operative Assessment

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. History of Present Illness: A 55-year-old man with a past medical history significant for endocarditis secondary to intravenous drug use, osteomyelitis of the right lower extremity was admitted for ankle debridement. Pre-operative assessment revealed no acute illness complaints and no significant findings on physical examination except for the ongoing right lower extremity wound. He did well during the approximate one-hour “incision and drainage of the right lower extremity wound”, but became severely hypotensive just after the removal of the tourniquet placed on his right lower extremity. Soon thereafter he experienced pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest and was intubated with return of spontaneous circulation being achieved rapidly after the addition of vasopressors. He remained intubated and on pressors when transferred to the intensive care unit for further management. PMH, PSH, SH, and FH: • S/P Right lower extremity incision and drainage for suspected osteomyelitis as above • Distant history of endocarditis related …

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