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01-02-2010 | Orthopaedic Surgery

Reconstruction of a child’s forefoot defect using a distally based pedicled medial plantar flap

Authors: Frank Unglaub, Maya B. Wolf, Adrian Dragu, Jürgen Forst, Raymund E. Horch, Ulrich Kneser

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

This report describes a case of a 10-year-old boy who received a distally based, pedicled medial plantar artery flap to cover a defect on the distal lateral side of his right foot. The defect resulted from amniotic constriction. The flap served as defect coverage and was kept viable solely by the distal medial plantar vessels. Use of this particular kind of flap proves advantageous in that it provides good protection in the weight-bearing area of the foot, while causing only a minor donor site defect.

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Title: Reconstruction of a child’s forefoot defect using a distally based pedicled medial plantar flap
Authors: Frank Unglaub
Maya B. Wolf
Adrian Dragu
Jürgen Forst
Raymund E. Horch
Ulrich Kneser
Publication date: 01-02-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-009-0861-5

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