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KMID : 1207720090010010001
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Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
2009 Volume.1 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.5
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Lateral Calcaneal Artery Adipofascial Flap for Reconstruction of the Posterior Heel of the Foot
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Chung Moon-Sang
Baek Goo-Hyun
Gong Hyun-Sik
Rhee Seung-Hwan
Oh Won-Seok
Kim Min-Bum
Lee Kyung-Hag
Kim Tae-Woo
Lee Young-Ho
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Abstract
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Background:Soft tissue defects of the posterior heel of the foot present difficult reconstructive problems. This paper reports the authors’ early experience of five patients treated with a lateral calcaneal artery adipofascial flap.
Methods:Between 2003 and 2007, five patients (3 males and 2 females) with soft-tissue defects over the posterior heel underwent a reconstruction using a lateral calcaneal artery adipofascial flap and a full-thickness skin graft. The flap sizes ranged from 3.5 × 2.5 cm to 5.5 × 4.0 cm.
Results:All five flaps survived completely with no subsequent breakdown of the grafted skin, even after regularly wearing normal shoes. The adipofascial flap donor sites were closed primarily in all patients.
conclusions:Lateral calcaneal artery adipofascial flaps should be included in the surgical armamentarium to cover difficult wounds of the posterior heel of the foot. These flaps do not require the sacrifice of a major artery to the leg or foot, they are relatively thin with minimal morbidity at the donor site, and leave a simple linear scar over the lateral aspect of the foot.
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KEYWORD
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Foot, Posterior heel, Soft tissue defect, Lateral calcaneal artery adipofascial flap.
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