The use of a combined bipedicled axial perforator based fasciocutaneous flap for the treatment of a traumatic diabetic foot wound: a case report

Diabet Foot Ankle. 2011:2. doi: 10.3402/dfa.v2i0.5749. Epub 2011 Feb 7.

Abstract

The axial and perforator vascularised fasciocutaneous flaps are reliable and effective treatment methods for covering lower limb post-traumatic, septic, Charcot, and diabetic foot wounds. The authors describe the unique utilisation of a hybrid flap as an axial-perforator flap combination for the treatment of a traumatic diabetic foot wound.

Keywords: calcaneus; diabetic foot; fasciocutaneous flap; plastic surgery; trauma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports