BACKGROUND Reverse sural artery flap has proved to be a good option to reconstruct soft tissue defects of lower limb and foot region. Different studies, however, speak of its use in different areas depending upon the individual experiences. Various modifications of the flap technique have been described in various studies. This study highlights many of the modifications in a single series and t...

BACKGROUND Due to shortage of local donor tissue and unreliable blood supply, free flaps were the mainstay of treatment for tissue defects in the lower leg and foot region, but it requires a qualified microvascular surgeon. Recently, attention has been paid to reverse superficial sural artery flap (RSSAF) and its modifications as a good alternative to pave the way to simple and friendly techni...

marjolin's ulcer following frostbite is a rare occurrence. our review of literature revealed that only 23 cases have been reported. in most instances heel is involved and the most common associated malignancy is squamous cell carcinoma. we present a 69-year-old male patient with squamous cell carcinoma arising over a frostbite scar in heel 45 years after cold injury. this case is unique with re...

Background: Nerve recovery after a complex trauma is affected by many factors and poorly vascularized bed often the cause of failure perineural scar. Many techniques have been devised to avoid this problem possibility transfer nerve with surrounding viable sliding tissue could help in purpose; Methods: We performed an anatomic study on 8 injected specimens investigate raise medial sural artery ...

Finding an appropriate soft-tissue grafting material to close a wound located over the ankle and heel can be a difficult task. The distally based lesser saphenous venofasciocutaneous flap mobilized from the posterior aspect of the upper leg, used as an island pedicle skin flap, can be useful for this purpose. The vascular supply to the flap is derived from the retrograde perfusion of the accomp...