Wani Adil Hafeez, Mohsin Mir, Darzi Mohammed Ashraf, Zaroo Mohammed Inam, Bashir Sheikh Adil, Zargar Haroon Rashid, Rasool Altaf, Bijli Mohammed Akram, Dar Hameedullah, Farooq Peerzada Omar, Ahmed Sheikh Tariq
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmi, India.
Cases J. 2008 Dec 16;1(1):398. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-398.
We report a case of a 15 year old young female who suffered autoamputation of left mid foot and four digits of right foot following repeated application of snow to relieve the pain in her frost bitten feet.
The sociodemographic background, cause, resulting injury and subsequent management are discussed.
Such injuries are relatively rare but awareness of the risk of this type of injury is important.