Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center

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Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center

Combining the power of orthopedic and plastic surgery to reconstruct function limbs

06/27/2025

We are so happy when we hear from our patients getting back to living their lives. Our patient had an unfortunate accident 13 years ago. She underwent multiple attempts at limb salvage to save her leg, but after years of multiple surgeries and set backs, in the end amputation was the best option to give her her the best functional outcome and independence. Although even elective amputations can come with a few setbacks of their own, she has always kept a positive attitude towards recovery!
She just got back from a month long road trip with her husband, hiking and enjoying life!

Her beautiful note says it all 📝
🥾 🏔️ 🏕️ 🚙

01/20/2025

Dr. Stephen Kovach represented Penn Medicine and our Orthoplastic limb salvage center at the ASRM this past weekend! He is shown here discussing the challenges of limb salvage techniques with septic prosthetic knee joints.

12/05/2023

Successful lateral arm flap for Achilles wound 🙌🏼
Our patient suffered wound breakdown after an Achilles tendon rupture repair. She underwent lateral arm free flap to cover the wound and give her definitive soft tissue coverage. She is doing well and back up walking unassisted!

10/25/2023

Another successful patient recovery from the Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center !!
Our patient suffered a right open ankle fracture after a 20ft fall back in May of this year. He was treated at an OSH initially with an Ex fix. He presented to our ED about a month and a half after his accident with a wound dehiscence and non union. With the collaborative effort from our reconstructive and plastic surgery team (with Dr. Stephen Kovach) and our orthopedic trauma team (Dr. Samir Mehta) the patient underwent limb salvage procedures including correction of the non-union and clearing the infection, as well as a large ALT flap to cover the soft tissue defect.
His Exfix has since been removed and he is now doing well! Sounds are healed and he is working with PT with the goal of walking unassisted!

09/29/2023

We are happy to help out severely injured Ukrainian Soldiers with significant limb deficiencies. We were able to send off one of our soldiers this week where he will return to Ukraine to get back to defending and protecting his country. 🇺🇦

04/21/2023

Last week we said goodbye to our Orthoplastic Fellow. We have had such a great year with Dr. Dominik Kaiser and wish him the best of luck back in Switzerland 🇨🇭 where he will apply what he has learned through the Penn Orthoplastic Limb Savage program to his Swiss patients at home.

04/12/2023

A few of the amazing advanced practice providers of Penn Medicine’s Clinical Practices in Orthopedics 🦴 enjoying the flyers last home game! 🥅 🏒

02/15/2023

Our patient suffered a crush injury to his left ankle/foot 🦶🏼in July ‘21. He was initially treated at an OSH where they did an ORIF of his orthopedic injuries, which was then complicated but compartment syndrome treated with a fasciotomy. This was eventually closed but the wound opened back up to show exposed hardware. The patient was then transferred to Penn Medicine for Limb Salvage. He had a LEFT ALT flap to his LEFT ankle, as well as a left lateral malleolus full thickness skin graft.
He has since had two debulking surgeries. His contour looks great 👍🏼 and he is back on track to complete medical school! 🙌🏼
We are so thrilled to see him back walking unassisted.

02/07/2023

Monday clinic with Dr. Scott Levin and a few other team members at our Penn Medicine University City office 🙌🏼

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11/11/2022

Bi-Annual American Society for Reconstructive Transplant (ASRT) meeting this past weekend in Chicago, IL with some of the team, including Dr. Scott Levin and Orthoplastic fellow Dr. Dominik Kaiser, as well as hand transplant coordinators Christine McAndrew, PA-C and Meghan Wilson, RN.
We discussed updates on Vascularized composite allografts from all over the world and medical advances on the horizon. VCA is helping change AND create lives 🙌🏼

09/09/2022

Our patient came to the Penn Medicine Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center in February of 2019 with complaints of bilateral calf pain with exertion. She is an avid soccer player with hopes of playing in college, but was debilitated by pain while playing. She previously had bilateral compartment releases at an OSH with no relief in symptoms. After seeing us, she was directed to see our vascular team who discovered blood clots in her legs and performed angioplasty. After several months, her symptoms still persisted and there was concern for popliteal entrapment. She underwent exploration of popliteal artery and arteriolysis , and decompression of common peroneal nerve and posterior tibial nerve on bilateral legs about two months apart.
She is now almost a year and a half from surgery and is feeling great!

“6 surgeries and 6 years later and I am finally feeling like the athlete I used to be. I had severe, exercise induced, bilateral calf pain since the age of 15. I played soccer competitively with hopes to play in college, but after 4 surgeries with no relief I was forced to quit at age 17. At age 19 I had two more surgeries by Dr. Levin that successfully relieved my pain. A year later I have achieved a full recovery and am very thankful and grateful for the opportunity to live my healthiest life.”

We look forward to seeing her continue to improve and are thrilled to see her back to doing the activities she loves.

05/27/2022

The Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center is happy to see a previous patient share his story at the Penn Medicine Trauma Awareness Ceremony. Our patient had a long road of recovery with multiple injuries to his lower legs and arms. Please read his wonderful message to our team at Penn Medicine:

“This is Eric Jung, patient from 3/21/20 motorcycle accident, airlifted. It's been a long 2 year recovery but I'm finally back to working and living life. Being called a Hero from previously serving in the Marine Corps my own list of heroes is long, but you guys are at the top. I don't necessarily consider myself a hero but you guys are definitely mine. From Dr. Mehta's team, Dr. Kovach's, Dr. Baldwin, nurses in the ICU, Trauma, rehab units and pt/ot/speech, I cannot thank you enough. You've inspired my girlfriend to finish nursing who now works at CHOP.”

Thank you for sharing, we are thrilled to see you back on your feet and inspire another healthcare worker 😊

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