A distally based first web flap in the foot.
A flap can be raised from the dorsum of the foot based distally on the first web-space. It is supplied by branches of the dorsal and plantar metatarsal arteries and their distal communicating branches. It is reliable, does not contract and is useful in resurfacing defects in the distal foot overlying the metatarsophalangeal joints.
Earley
M J
MJ
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow.
Milner
R H
RH
D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*