To repair soft tissue defects of the foot through the free abdominal flap

VernacularTitle: 游离下腹部皮瓣修复足背软组织缺损
Author: Junjun JIN ¹ ; Pingsong LI ; Hongjun LIU ; Lukai ZHUO ; Junbo PAN
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1. The Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Surgical flap; Foot; Soft tissue defect; Skin flap transplantation
From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2018;34(7):549-551
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To investigate the effect of free abdominal flap in repairing soft tissue defects of the foot.
Methods:From 2011.10 to 2017.11, there were 5 patients whose foot had soft tissue defect, in order to repairing, we had to do debridment at the early time, then made the anterior iliac artery or the inferior epigastric artery as the axial vessel.
Results:After the flap transplantation there was no vascular crisis in the 5 patients , followed up for 3 months to 1 years, the blood supply, texture, elasticity and the foot was well in shape and feeling, the patients were satisfied, and the feet were functionally normal.
Conclusions:The application of free abdominal skin flap covers the soft tissue defect of the foot, the wound surface, the blood vessel the donor site is consistent, the flap is easy to prepare, and the area can be sutured directly, this is an effective treatment method.