Foot Wounds and the Reconstructive Ladder

Background:. Foot soft tissue coverage represents a challenge to reconstructive surgeons due to a lack of donor sites for this specialized skin. This glabrous tethered thick skin is designed to withstand weight bearing stress and is hard to replace. The limited arch of rotation of foot local flaps c...

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Main Authors: Richard Simman, MD, FACS, FACCWS, Fuad-Tahsin Abbas, BS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-12-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003989