Artificial Deformity Creation as a Method for Limb Salvage for Patients with Massive Tibial and Soft Tissue Defects: A Report of 26 Cases.

Unlabelled: Soft tissue and bone defects that occur consequence of high-energy trauma are serious and challenging problems. The aim of this retrospective cohort study is to show that the artificial deformity creation (ADCr) method allows the closure of soft-tissue defects, avoids amputation, and can facilitate the reconstruction of bone defects and restore limb length.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-six adult patients (age range 20-81 years) with soft tissue defects of the lower limb were treated at the Riga East University Hospital from 2018 to 2021.