The Dorsalis Pedis Arterialized Flap

McCraw, John B.; Furlow, Leonard T.

doi:10.1097/00006534-197502000-00007

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“…The dorsalis pedis flap was initially described by McCraw and Furlow (12) in 1975 as a local transposition flap. Applications as a free flap were described by Ohmori and Harii (13) in 1976.…”

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Repair of a Large Pharyngocutaneous Fistula With the Free Dorsalis Pedis Flap

2007

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Turkey Postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistulas are the relatively frequent complications of total laryngo-oesophagectomy. Despite various treatment strategies have been mentioned in the literature, ideal method for closure of the large pharyngocutaneous fistulas is still controversial. In this report we have succesfully closed a large pharyngocutaneous fistula with free dorsalis pedis flap after ablation of oesophageal cancer.

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Repair of a Large Pharyngocutaneous Fistula With the Free Dorsalis Pedis Flap

2007

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“…Seventeen patients had a transposition of a composite flap from the dorsum of the foot pedicled on the anterior tibial/dorsalis pedis vessels as described by McCraw & Furlow (1975). The donor sites were covered with split-skin grafts.…”

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The Repair of Soft Tissue Defects in the Lower Leg: A Comparison of Different Flap Techniques

Riegels-Nielsen

Krag

Medgyesi

et al. 1983

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

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“…Local random flaps demonstrate limited mobility that result in scarring of the soft tissue of the foot and ankle (Shanahan and Gingrass, 1979;Skef et al, 1983). Soft tissue replacements that cover the defect require the use of local or distant well-vascularized tissue (McCraw and Furlow, 1975;Sommerlad and McGrouther, 1978). Muscle flaps are effective in treating osteomyelitis by improving local blood supply, enhancing the delivery of antibiotics to the infected area, closing open tissue defects, and providing hospitable conditions for the application of full thickness skin grafts Nahai, 1979, 1981;Raveendran and Kumaragama, 2003;Gö rmus et al, 2004).…”

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Correlation between the course of the medial plantar artery and the morphology of the abductor hallucis muscle

et al. 2005

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The abductor hallucis muscle flap is commonly used as a proximally-based flap in the management of ankle, heel, and midfoot lesions, where it is ideally suited for closing defects. This study investigates the anatomical details of this muscle in 13 fresh male cadavers. The medial plantar artery (MPA) was studied by dissection and macroscopic analyses to document the relationship of its superficial and deep branches with respect to the abductor hallucis muscle (AHM). Three main patterns could be described. In Pattern A (54%) the MPA divides into two branches. The deep branch reaches the deep surface of the AHM, supplying its proximal part, and the superficial branch courses between the AHM and the flexor digitorum brevis, to end as the first plantar metatarsal artery. The latter supplies two to three small branches to the distal part of the AHM. The fibers of the AHM end symmetrically on the two sides of the tendon and the muscle presents an arciform shape. The MPA, in Pattern B (38%), lacks a deep branch and continues along the lateral border of the AHM as a superficial branch that supplies proximal and distal collaterals to the muscle. The muscle fibers of the AHM end mainly on the medial side of the tendon. The muscle belly presents an arciform shape and is located on the medial margin of the foot superomedially with respect to Pattern A. In Pattern C (8%) the MPA continues as a large deep branch on the deep surface of the AHM and ends as the medial collateral artery of the big toe. A smaller superficial branch of the MPA provides a few collaterals to the AHM from its proximal part and to the flexor digitorum brevis in its distal part. The AHM fibers end mainly on the lateral side of the tendon and morphologically the muscle presents a straight line on the sole of the foot compared to Pattern A. Although Patterns B and C, from a surgical point of view, necessitate interruption of the main trunk of the MPA, Pattern A may permit the vascularization of the muscles of the medial side of the sole of the foot by the superficial trunk of the MPA. Because preoperative radiological study of the plantar vessels correlate with the morphological characteristics of the AHM observed during surgery, such imaging may be useful in determining the appropriate flap design based on the patient's unique pattern of MPA branching.

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The Dorsalis Pedis Arterialized Flap

Cited by 207 publications

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Repair of a Large Pharyngocutaneous Fistula With the Free Dorsalis Pedis Flap

Repair of a Large Pharyngocutaneous Fistula With the Free Dorsalis Pedis Flap

The Repair of Soft Tissue Defects in the Lower Leg: A Comparison of Different Flap Techniques

Correlation between the course of the medial plantar artery and the morphology of the abductor hallucis muscle

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