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- Title
LATERAL CALCANEAL FLAP FOR WOUND AROUND ANKLE.
- Authors
Saifi, Farha Naaz; Farooqui, Raza; Shaheen, Saba; Bhatnagar, Shaurya; kumar, Gaurav
- Abstract
Soft tissue defects of the posterior heel of the foot is very challenging for reconstruction due to the bony prominence and limited local tissue availability. The study was conducted in the department of general surgery, Muzaffarnagar Medical College & Hospital, Muzaffarnagar between June 2022 to December 2023. Ten patients with soft tissue defects over the posterior heel underwent reconstruction using a lateral calcaneal flap. The etiology is trauma in 03 patients (30%), chronic ulcer in 01 and surgical wound dehiscence for repair of Tendo-Achilles in 06 patients (60%). All flaps had good perfusion and survived completely. In 3 cases there was partial loss of skin graft managed conservatively. The lateral calcaneal flap can be used safely to provide sensory skin coverage of posterior heel in single stage.
- Subjects
SURGICAL wound dehiscence; ANKLE injuries; SURGERY; ACHILLES tendon; PERFORATOR flaps (Surgery); SKIN grafting; HEEL (Anatomy); WOUND healing
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research (Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research), 2024, Vol 15, Issue 3, p886
- ISSN
0975-3583
- Publication type
Article