The extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects in the lower limb

Abstract

The use of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle as a local muscle island flap for the cover of soft tissue defects in the lower extremity is presented. The anatomy of the muscle, the blood supply, the elevation, and use of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap in the lower extremity are discussed. This flap offers a mean area of 27 cm 2, which can cover large skin defects otherwise difficult to treat. A case of trauma to the medial Correspondence to." A.D. Mandrekas, MD, Ipsilantou 18, Kolonaki-Athens 10676, Greece malleolus is presented; this was treated successfully with the extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap.

Hydrodynamic models for the diffusivity of type A botulinum neurotoxin

“…For some muscles, distances were estimated from their lengths (∼1 cm for the mouse gastrocnemius). The experimentally measured area (A) of the human EDB has 27 cm 2 of surface area (Mandrekas et al, 1995) which was assumed to be circular. The calculated radius was used as the distance measure (dist).…”

“…injection of 4 units of BOTOX® into human EDB muscle (Jost et al, 2005). The estimated distance value was calculated using the radius as calculated from the area of the EDB (27 cm 2 ) (Mandrekas et al, 1995) and a time-to-peak of one week. c From mouse activity data following injection of i.m.…”