[Repair of the soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle with the reversed sural neurocutaneous flap].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the operative method and effect of the reversed sural neurocutaneous flap in repairing soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle.


METHODS
From March 1999 to November 2004, 19 cases (17 male, 2 female) of soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle were repaired with the reversed sural neurocutaneous flaps. The flap sizes range from 18 cm x 9 cm to 30 cm x 18 cm.


RESULTS
All flaps survived well, while 1 flap had distal partial necrosis and healed after dressing change. The follow-up from 6 months to 2 years showed that all flaps were satisfactory.


CONCLUSIONS
Sural neurocutaneous flap is easy to get and to survive. It is an effective method to repair the soft tissue defects of the anterior foot and the ankle.
Zheng
Ji-hui
JH
Cangzhou Combination of Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Cangzhou 061001, Hebei, China. zhengyuanna@sohu.com
Ma
Jie
J
Yuan
Na
N
Hu
Si-bin
SB
Zhao
Jun-fu
JF
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps