Treatment of Toe-to-toe Defect with Arterial Skin Flap

  • Jingbin Zhu
  • Lei Shen
  • Ying Xia
  • Zhengui Guo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/aem.v6i1.77
Keywords: Skin flap, Hallux defect, Repair, Effect observation

Abstract

Objective: To study the repairing effect of arterial skin flap on the toe defect. Methods: Six patients with hallux defect were treated in our hospital from February 2014 to February 2016. The skin flap of the thumb was used to repair the defect. Results: After the operation, the skin flap had symptom of venous crisis. One patient survived after the dressing and partial removal of the pedicle of the flap. The other 5 cases survived and the wounds were healed. The skin grafts in the donor site survived and the incision reached grade I healing. The average follow-up period was 10 months. The flap elasticity and texture were good. Patients’ foot felt with burden, with normal walking, without obvious discomfort and without ulceration. Conclusion: The toe-to-toe defect is repaired with the arterial skin flap. The skin flap does not cause damage to the blood vessels, and the clinical result is ideal.

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Published
2017-07-20
Issue
Vol 6 No 1 (2017)
Section
Original Research Article

Copyright (c) 2017 Jingbin Zhu

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