SALVAGE OF A FOOT BY FREE TRANSPLANTS FROM THE CONTRALATERAL LEG IN A5-YEAR-OLD

A 5-year-old girl had a traumatic amputation of her left thigh and on the right side loss of the posterior part of the talus and parts of th e posterior tibial nerve and artery. These defects were treated with f ree transplantation of the corresponding part of the talus from the am putated left leg and a vascularized graft from the left posterior tibi al nerve and artery. 2 years later the girl was able to walk without c rutches, the ankle mobility was good, and so was the sensibility in th e sole of the foot.