Free rectus abdominis muscle flap with plantar skingraft--a combined method of aesthetic and functional reconstruction of the heel. |
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| Authors: | Ahmet Karacalar Serhat ?Zbek Mesut ?Zcan |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uluda? University, Bursa, Turkey. akaraca@omu.edu.tr |
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| Abstract: | A 16-year-old girl presented with a contusion of the left calcaneus that was treated by combined free rectus abdominis muscle flap and plantar skin graft. The main advantages of this procedure are that it replaces weight-bearing skin of the heel with histologically similar skin from the instep, and the fibrofatty pad of the heel with muscle; it provides a good cosmetic result in the heel, and the scars of the donor site are well-hidden. |
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