Repairation of Soft Tissue Defect of the Foot with the Perforators Flaps of the Posterior Tibial Ar-tery
Abstract：Objective To summarize clinical application of the repair soft tissue defect of the foot with the pedicle perfo-rators flaps of the posterior tibial artery. Methods Nine pedicle perforators flaps of the posterior tibial artery were used to re-pair soft tissue defect in the foot. They ranged in age from 16 to 52 years(mean,35y). The sizes of soft tissue defect ranged from 5. 5 cm × 3. 5 cm to 13 cm × 6. 0 cm. The donor sites of the flaps were closed by a meshed full thickness skin graft. Three cases with saphenous nerve of the flap was anastomosed to the sural nerve at the foot. Results All flaps had survived com-pletely and satisfactory clinical results were obtained. The follow-up period ranged from 1. 5 to 4 years(mean,2. 5 y). The flaps recovered from sensate. The two-point discriminations of the flaps ranged from 6 mm to 9 mm. No ulceration was found at the recipient site. Conclusion The advantages of the perforators flaps of the posterior tibial artery include a constant vascular anastomy,highly vascularity,simple procedure and suitable for repair of soft tissue defect in the foot.
Keywords：microsurgerypedicle flapfootsoft tissue defect
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 803-805 )