title: Reconstruction of the distal foot dorsum with a distally based extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap.
abstract: We have successfully applied a reverse flow island flap of extensor digitorum brevis muscle for coverage of tissue defects in the distal portion of the foot dorsum in 2 patients. This flap covered the metatarsophalangeal area well with cadaver limb dissection and seems useful to cover the defect in the distal foot dorsum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Terashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takayasu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D005545:Forefoot, Human / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology