Dorsalis pedis free flap to close extensive palate fistulae.
A study of the dorsalis pedis free flap and the procedure used to raise it, including a discussion of its difficulties, is presented. Three cases are reviewed in which it was used with encouraging results.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps