title: Reversed dorsal metatarsal artery flap for reconstruction of a soft tissue defect of the big toe.
abstract: Soft tissue defects of the great toe that include exposed tendon and bone present a reconstructive challenge for plastic surgeons. A distally based dorsalis pedis island flap based on the first dorsal metatarsal artery, which has been successfully used to cover the soft tissue defect following wide excision of melanoma of the big toe, is reported.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Wayne State School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Chenicheri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
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authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Anila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Careaga
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