Severe Gustilo type IIIC injury of the ankle

Eighteen-year-old male patient with severe Gustilo type IIIC injury of the ankle after a motorcycle accident.

Eighteen-year-old male patient with severe Gustilo type IIIC injury of the ankle after a motorcycle accident. An initial attempt for limb salvage with anastomosis of the posterior tibial artery was followed by delayed amputation 5 days postoperatively due to severe sepsis.