Reverse flow digital artery pedicle flap for closure of diabetic forefoot ulceration

Digital artery pedicle flap is a useful surgical technique for coverage of plantar foot defects. For diabetic forefoot ulcers that are subject to recurrence despite consistent care, this flap can provide long-term durable closure. The authors provide a case report and overview of this innovative rec...

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Autores principales: Ramanujam, Crystal L., Zgonis, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3284276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22396807
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/dfa.v1i0.5201
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spelling pubmed-32842762012-03-06 Reverse flow digital artery pedicle flap for closure of diabetic forefoot ulceration Ramanujam, Crystal L. Zgonis, Thomas Diabet Foot Ankle Case Report Digital artery pedicle flap is a useful surgical technique for coverage of plantar foot defects. For diabetic forefoot ulcers that are subject to recurrence despite consistent care, this flap can provide long-term durable closure. The authors provide a case report and overview of this innovative reconstructive procedure. Co-Action Publishing 2010-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3284276/ /pubmed/22396807 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/dfa.v1i0.5201 Text en © 2010 C. L. Ramanujam and T. Zgonis. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Reverse flow digital artery pedicle flap for closure of diabetic forefoot ulceration
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