Fig. 1
From: Gas gangrene following implant removal after the union of a tibial plateau fracture: a case report
a Preoperative X-ray suggesting a bony union of a left tibial plateau fracture. b The skin around the wound was darkened, and tension blisters were visible. c Postoperative X-ray revealing the accumulation of gas in soft tissue. d After incision decompression, the musculature was found to be extensively necrotic and the secretions attached to necrotic muscles were dirty brownish and irritating. e Left thigh stump after amputation of the left thigh in the middle third. The wound was left open after meticulous hemostasis. f X-ray after the left femoral amputation