title: Distally based lateral plantar artery island flap.
abstract: We report on the reconstruction of the lateral metatarsal head defect by a distally based lateral plantar artery island flap using the flexor digitorum brevis muscle. The pedicle for this flap was provided by a retrograde lateral plantar artery. We found that this flap was relatively simple and easy to perform and could cover large defects better than any other conventional local flap.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Plastic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps