Free rectus abdominis muscle flap with plantar skin graft - A combined method of aesthetic and functional reconstruction of the heel
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2004-09
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Informa Healthcare
Abstract
A 16-year-old girl presented with a contusion of the left calcaneus that was treated by combined free rectus abdominis muscle flap and plantar skin graft. The main advantages of this procedure are that it replaces weight-bearing skin of the heel with histologically similar skin from the instep, and the fibrofatty pad of the heel with muscle; it provides a good cosmetic result in the heel, and the scars of the donor site are well-hidden.
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Surgery, Heel defect, Plantar graft, Free rectus abdominis flap, Sole defects, Island, Foot, Instep
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Karacalar, A. vd. (2004). “Free rectus abdominis muscle flap with plantar skin graft - A combined method of aesthetic and functional reconstruction of the heel”. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, 38(4), 248-249.