Functional reconstruction of ischemic contracture in the lower limb.

Ischemic contracture in the lower limb is a devastating complication after lower limb trauma. The prevention of contracture is much more important than the treatment of an established contracture. Split Achilles tendon transfer to flexor hallucis longus tendon and sural-tibial nerve anastomosis, which was initially implemented by us, could improve the functional recovery of ischemic contracture in lower limbs, and thus provides a new alternative for functional reconstruction of ischemic contracture in the lower limb. Tang H, Zhang SC, Tan ZY, Zhu HW, Zhang QL, Li M. Chin J Traumatol. 2011 Apr 1;14(2):96-9. PMID: 21453575