Instep island flaps.
The instep island flap is safe and useful. It is based on branches of the posterior tibial artery and can be a musculocutaneous or a direct fasciocutaneous island flap. Sensory branches of the digital nerves may be transposed with the flap. There is a wide arc of transposition and the flap has survived even in very difficult circumstances.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014034:Toes