title: Delayed reverse sural flap for cover of heel defect in a patient with associated vascular injury. A case report.
abstract: The delay reverse sural neurofasciocutaneous flap is used to reconstruct soft tissue defects in the lower third of the leg to improve outcome in patients with associated comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, smokers and ischaemic heart disease. The author reports the use of a delayed reverse sural flap as soft tissue cover for a calcaneal defect in a patient with associated comorbidities who has an ipsilateral Gred 3C (Gustilo) tibial fracture after vascular reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Faizal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Hanafiah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harunarashid
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Khandasamy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yugasmavanan
keywords: Delay procedure; Limb salvage; Lower-extremity reconstruction; Sural flap; Vascular injury