Surgeons at Kauvera Hospital performed a comprehensive procedure on the diabetic leg of seniors to recently prevent amputation.
According to a press release, a surgery is known as a microvascular free flap, which includes a transplant tissue with blood vessels from one part of the body to a distant location to restore the function of the affected organ, performed blood flow that had a blood flow in one of the three main legs.
Coronary arterial disease and chronic kidney disease caused the surgery to be particularly demanding, relaxing. The leg was endangered by amputation due to serious infection.
The operation was performed by a team of doctors led by S. Skanda, head of the Department of Plastic Surgery. “We have done a neurotized valve, a highly advanced technique where not only the tissue and its blood supply, but also the nerves are re -connected. In this case, this older gentleman who developed advanced neuropathy with almost no feeling in his leg, but the procedure helped to restore. Kroka.
The patient was able to fully carry his weight on his leg and return to his daily duties after one and a half months of surgery, he said.
Published – 23 July 2025 17:27
