The reverse sural artery adipofasciomuscular flap for the reconstruction of a heel sinus with underlying calcaneal osteomyelitis.
The reverse sural artery fasciomusculocutaneous flap has become an acceptable technique of lower-limb reconstruction despite the grafted appearance of the donor site in the upper leg. In an attempt to reduce the donor-site morbidity, we describe the use of the adipofasciomuscular reverse sural artery flap in a patient with a heel sinus and underlying calcaneal osteomyelitis.
Al-Qattan
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Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. moqattan@hotmail.com
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005205:Fascia / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation*; D006365:Heel / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000098:blood supply