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• TITLE: Troubleshooting a Difficult Trans-Tibial/Fibula Amputation: A Case Report

  AUTHORS: Amy C. Ross, Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, Jared D. Stucki, Katharine A. Dishner, Marisse A. Lardizabal, Bryan J. Roth, Luis G. Fernandez, Samantha A. Delapena, Marc R. Matthews

  KEYWORDS: Guillotine Amputation, Difficult Amputation, Amputation, Retained Hardware, Titanium Plate, Trans-Tibia Amputation

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.14 No.6, June 21, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Necrotic feet secondary to vascular compromise in the diabetic patient may require an emergent guillotine amputation. Unrecognized, retained hardware in a distal ankle years after fracture repair may complicate the intraoperative guillotine amputation at the transtibial/fibula level. Troubleshooting such an unexpected surgical problem is not necessarily straightforward depending on the clinical situation. Presented is a case report where a patient with a necrotic burned foot failed to inform the burn team that he had implanted ankle hardware, prior to his surgical intervention. A successful amputation was completed after proceeding down a specific algorithm devised for such a scenario.