The extensor digitorum brevis as a muscle island flap.
The use of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle as a local muscle island flap for the coverage of the soft-tissue defects in the region of the lateral malleolus is presented. The anatomy of the muscle, the donor dissection, and the utilization of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle as a local muscle flap in the lower extremity are discussed. This flap was used successfully in a patient with a wound over the lateral malleolus and ankle.
D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014034:Toes