Reconstruction of the foot often presents difficulties, particularly in weight-bearing areas (WBA). The peculiarities of WBA tissues are rarely found in other regions of the body. The case examined, presents a 72-year-old diabetic patient, with lower-limb arteriopathy, and sensitive and motor neuropathy, with an ulcer in the weight-bearing area of the foot, close to the V metatarsal bone. The plantar defect was reconstructed by using an island V-Y 6. cm. × 3. cm flap, based on the lateral plantar artery perforators. The postoperative course was smooth and the flap survived completely. The lateral plantar artery perforator flap is minimally invasive and provides a valid alternative for the repair of glabrous plantar defects. © 2010 European Foot and Ankle Society.
Island lateral plantar artery perforator flap for reconstruction of weight-bearing plantar areas / Cigna, Emanuele; Fioramonti, Paolo; Fino, Pasquale; Scuderi, Nicolo'. - In: FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY. - ISSN 1268-7731. - 17:1(2011), pp. e13-e16. [10.1016/j.fas.2010.07.005]
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Titolo: | Island lateral plantar artery perforator flap for reconstruction of weight-bearing plantar areas | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 | |
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Citazione: | Island lateral plantar artery perforator flap for reconstruction of weight-bearing plantar areas / Cigna, Emanuele; Fioramonti, Paolo; Fino, Pasquale; Scuderi, Nicolo'. - In: FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY. - ISSN 1268-7731. - 17:1(2011), pp. e13-e16. [10.1016/j.fas.2010.07.005] | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/2828 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01a Articolo in rivista |