The flexor digitorum brevis muscle island pedicle flap: a new dimension in heel reconstruction.
A modality is presented by which the flexor digitorum brevis muscle, with or without its overlying skin, can be transposed for soft tissue coverage of the heel area. Surgical anatomy, cadaver dissection, operative technique, and our clinical experience in six patients are presented.
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D002111:Calcaneus; D002648:Child; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006365:Heel / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000601:surgery