The lateral calcaneal island flap for sensate coverage of heel defects

Ercocen A., CAN Z., Yormuk E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY, cilt.21, sa.6, ss.299-302, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s002380050101
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.299-302
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: lateral calcaneal island flap, heel defects, reconstruction, POSTERIOR HEEL, RECONSTRUCTION, ARTERY, FOOT, LEG
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The lateral calcaneal island flap is a modification of the lateral calcaneal artery skin flap. It has been used successfully in nine patients. It is a simple, stable, sensate, and yet a safe and versatile flap to cover defect around the ankle and heel. In comparison to the skin pedicle flap, it has distinct advantages of more versatile clinical applications, better aesthetic result of the donor and recipient site, and avoids sacrifice of a normal skin bridge for flap inserting. In the present series, the absolute indication for repair with the lateral calcaneal island flap lies in reconstruction of heel defects smaller than 6 cm in diameter.