Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society (대한족부족관절학회지)

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Meshed Stab Incision for Severe Swelling after Foot and Ankle Injury: A Technical Report

족부 및 족관절 손상 후 심한 부종에 대한 그물망 절개술: 술기 보고

  • Hyun, Yoon-Suk (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Gab-Lae (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Sung-Il (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Sung-Yup (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Jung-Seob (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Sang-Min (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • 현윤석 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 김갑래 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 신성일 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 홍성엽 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 박정섭 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 최상민 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 정형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2014.10.23
  • Accepted : 2015.02.10
  • Published : 2015.03.15
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Abstract

Swelling is a body's natural reaction to foot and ankle injury to mount a healing inflammatory response. To some degree, swelling is necessary for healing and is something that cannot be avoided following injury. However, post-traumatic swelling may have an adverse effect on wound healing and surgery can often be delayed due to preoperative swelling. We report on a unique technique of making multiple meshed stab incisions around the site of injury to reduce soft tissue swelling and promote wound healing.

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