Midplantar Fasciocutaneous Flap Done for the Defect of the Hinfoot in Explosive Wound
10.4055/jkoa.1988.23.6.1494
- Author:
Jung Ham YANG
;
Won Mo YANG
;
Seung Ki JEONG
;
Min Sung KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Midplantar fasciocutaneous flap;
Hindfoot defect
- MeSH:
Absorption;
Arm;
Explosions;
Hospitals, General;
Human Body;
Leg;
Locomotion;
Methods;
Shock;
Skin;
Transplants;
Weight-Bearing;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1988;23(6):1494-1500
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The hindfoot in the human body is known to play an important function for weight bearng, shock absorption and locomotion. The defect of hindfoot presents serious problems of the leg length discrepancy and weight bearing. Therefore, it is essential to reconstruct the defect of hindfoot. Up to date, many surgical modalities from a skin graft to the innervated osteocutaneous flap have been developed, but a completely satisfactory method of reconstruction has not been found. The ideal reconstructive method should provide sufficient padding tissue and sensibility. In the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, capital Armed Forces General Hospital, two cases of hindfoot defect due to explosion were reconstructed by the midplantar fasciocutaneous flap with free iliac bone graft. The results of our procedure were very acceptable one year after the operations.
