title: [Repair of soft-tissue defects of feet and ankles by using an expanded reverse island flap with a saphenous neuro-vascular pedicle].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a expanded reverse island flap with a saphenous neuro-vascular pedicle for repairing the defects of the feet and ankles.
  
  
  METHODS
  An expanded reverse island skin flap, with the Six saphenous neuro-vascular pedicle, was designed to repair the skin defects on the feet and ankles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  patients with the defects of the feet and ankles were treated with the expanded saphenous island flap and all of the The expanded reversed island skin flaps were survived. The largest flap size was 12 cm x 10 cm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  flap could be a good option for repairing the defects of the feet and ankles.
authors.forename: He-jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jian-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005267:Femoral Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D055815:Young Adult