Case Report iMedPub Journals Journal of Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery 2018 www.imedpub.com Vol.4 No.2:9 ISSN 2472-1905 DOI: 10.4172/2472-1905.100043 Retrograde Dorsalis Pedis Angiosomal Flow Compromised by Small Puncture Wound Leading to Transmetatarsal Amputation Jordan J. Ernst* The Paley Institute, West Palm Beach, 901 45th St, Kimmel Bldg, 33407, USA ⃰⃰ Corresponding author: Jordan J. Ernst, The Paley Institute, West Palm Beach, 901 45th St, Kimmel Bldg, 33407, USA, Tel: 561-844-5255; Fax: 561-844-5245; E-mail:
[email protected] Received date: July 20, 2018; Accepted date: July 29, 2018; Published date: August 10, 2018 Citation: Ernst JJ (2018) Retrograde Dorsalis Pedis Angiosomal Flow Compromised by Small Puncture Wound Leading to Transmetatarsal Amputation. J Aesthet Reconstr Surg. Vol 4 No.2: 9 Copyright: © 2018 Ernst JJ. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. even limb loss if neglected, as is common in the neuropathic patient. Being traumatic in nature, these wounds do not Abstract depend on neuropathy for their development, as in the mal perforans ulceration. Lavery et al., in their comparative work, Pedal puncture wounds can precipitate a variety of used this concept to their advantage to illuminate the different complications, often resulting from a delay in treatment. outcomes between diabetic and non-diabetic patients, in a Although the risk of infection predominates, direct unique situation where these two populations are sustaining vascular insult and subsequent ischemia is a lesser the same type of wound.