title: Plastic surgery in podiatry (simplified illustrated techniques).
abstract: Soft-tissue loss in the foot is often a perplexing, time consuming, and frustrating treatment dilemma for both patient and surgeon. Fortunately, several plastic surgical techniques may be used to successfully deal with this clinical situation. These techniques are presented through an illustrated essay format.
authors.affiliation: Atlanta Hospital, Georgia 30308.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Marcinko
mesh_terms: D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods*