J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1987 Apr;22(2):509-514. 10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.2.509.

Experience with the Ipsilateral Thigh Flap for Closure of Heel Defects in Children

• Kang CS
• Sohn SW
• Yoo KJ

• KMID: 2445660
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.2.509

Abstract

Soft tissue coverage of heel defects has long been a difficult problem. In 1982, Iron reported eight cases of heel defects in children using an ipsilateral posterior thigh flap with use of the Hoff-man's skeletal fixation apparatus for immobilization. We report three cases of heel defects treatment in children using ipsilateral posterior thigh flap and detach flap in an average 13 days with aid of single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT) for evaluation of circulation status of flap.

Keyword

Heel defect; Posterior thigh flap; SPECT

MeSH Terms

Child*
Fracture Fixation
Heel*
Humans
Immobilization
Iron
Thigh*
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Iron