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Kang, Sohn, and Yoo: Experience with the Ipsilateral Thigh Flap for Closure of Heel Defects in Children
Case Report

Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1987; 22(2): 509-514.

Published online: 9 February 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.2.509

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

Chang Soo Kang, Sung Won Sohn, Kyung Jae Yoo

Copyright © 1987 by The Korean Orthopaedic Association

The Korean Orthopaedic Association

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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.

Keywords: Heel defect, Posterior thigh flap, SPECT

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