Repair of the soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle with the reversed sural neurocutaneous flap.
- Author:
Ji-hui ZHENG
1
;
Jie MA
;
Na YUAN
;
Si-bin HU
;
Jun-fu ZHAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Ankle; blood supply; surgery; Female; Foot; blood supply; surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Soft Tissue Injuries; surgery; Surgical Flaps
- From: China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2008;21(10):757-758
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the operative method and effect of the reversed sural neurocutaneous flap in repairing soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle.
METHODSFrom March 1999 to November 2004, 19 cases (17 male, 2 female) of soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle were repaired with the reversed sural neurocutaneous flaps. The flap sizes range from 18 cm x 9 cm to 30 cm x 18 cm.
RESULTSAll flaps survived well, while 1 flap had distal partial necrosis and healed after dressing change. The follow-up from 6 months to 2 years showed that all flaps were satisfactory.
CONCLUSIONSural neurocutaneous flap is easy to get and to survive. It is an effective method to repair the soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle.
