Abstract
Objective To investigate the characteristics of clinical application of skin flap supplied by sural nerve nutrition blood vessel. Methods The flaps were used in 17 cases to repair the soft tissue defect in heel,mallelous,anterior tibial and achilles tendon. Results 14 cases of 17 survived satisfactory. 2 cases presented edema and partially necrosis,they finally survived after open decompression and change of dressing. 1 case presented chronic sinus because of osteomyelitis of calcaneus. 6 months later, when the fracture healed, we performed debridement, removal of internal fixation, curettage and irrigation. It finally healed. Conclusion The sural nerve nutrition blood vessel flap was easy to elevate and safe, which was an ideal flap for repairing the soft tissue defect around the heel, malleolus, achilles tendon and the anterior tibial. Key words: Nerve; Flap; Repair
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