Surgical importance of the radio-automatic study of the arterial vascularization of the forefoot.
The authors have studied anatomically and angiographically 50 cadaveric foot specimens, emphasizing; the vascular flow predominance between dorsalis pedis and plantar arteries; the anastomosis between the three arterial supplies in the foot; the dividing pattern and the distribution of each artery; the blood flow distribution pattern at the level of the first and second toes and especially the anastomosis between the dorsal and plantar vessels and the branches for the metatarsic-phalangeal joint. The study presents new data about the indications of preoperative angiography of the forefoot, about the surgical technique of toe transfer, articular transposition and multiple transposition (2 toes, skin and bone...).
Roffe
J L
JL
Service de Chirurgie plastique et reconstructive, Hôpital de La Timone, Marseille.
Latil
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Chamant
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Huguet
J F
JF
Bureau
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D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002102:Cadaver; D005545:Forefoot, Human / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation