Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four cases
reconstruction of the distal foot, especially of the toe has always been a challenging problem. various methods have been tried with variable success rates and limitations. presented here is a series of four cases, where distally based flaps were used. two of them were extensor digitorum brevis (edb...
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| author | Ashok Raj Koul Rahul K. Patil Vinoth Kumar Philip |
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| description | reconstruction of the distal foot, especially of the toe has always been a challenging problem. various methods have been tried with variable success rates and limitations. presented here is a series of four cases, where distally based flaps were used. two of them were extensor digitorum brevis (edb) muscle flaps and the other two were first dorsal metatarsal artery (fdma) based skin flaps. one in each of the two was augmented with a plantar v-y advancement flap. all flaps survived completely without any flap- or donor site-related complications. the patients were ambulated two weeks following the reconstruction and were symptom-free after an average follow-up of thirteen months. distal flaps based on the dorsalis pedis system provide a reliable cover for distal foot defects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-36ecc1770dfc41c8bdadbb7173fb6aa32025-08-20T03:18:45ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2008-01-014101626610.1055/s-0039-1699230Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four casesAshok Raj Koul0Rahul K. Patil1Vinoth Kumar Philip2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Trust Hospital, Cochin - 682 016, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Trust Hospital, Cochin - 682 016, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Trust Hospital, Cochin - 682 016, Kerala, Indiareconstruction of the distal foot, especially of the toe has always been a challenging problem. various methods have been tried with variable success rates and limitations. presented here is a series of four cases, where distally based flaps were used. two of them were extensor digitorum brevis (edb) muscle flaps and the other two were first dorsal metatarsal artery (fdma) based skin flaps. one in each of the two was augmented with a plantar v-y advancement flap. all flaps survived completely without any flap- or donor site-related complications. the patients were ambulated two weeks following the reconstruction and were symptom-free after an average follow-up of thirteen months. distal flaps based on the dorsalis pedis system provide a reliable cover for distal foot defects.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699230distal foot defectsdistally based flapstoe defects |
| spellingShingle | Ashok Raj Koul Rahul K. Patil Vinoth Kumar Philip Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four cases Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery distal foot defects distally based flaps toe defects |
| title | Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four cases |
| title_full | Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four cases |
| title_fullStr | Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four cases |
| title_short | Coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps: A report of four cases |
| title_sort | coverage of defects over toes with distally based local flaps a report of four cases |
| topic | distal foot defects distally based flaps toe defects |
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