Free rectus abdominis muscle flap with plantar skin graft - A combined method of aesthetic and functional reconstruction of the heel

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Karacalar A., Ozbek S., Ozcan M.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY, vol.38, no.4, pp.248-249, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 38 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2004
• Doi Number: 10.1080/02844310410032783
• Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
• Page Numbers: pp.248-249
• Keywords: heel defect, plantar graft, free rectus abdominis flap, SOLE DEFECTS, ISLAND, FOOT, INSTEP
• Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

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.