01701nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001100074653001200085653001900097100001100116700000900127700001200136700001200148245013600160300001200296490000700308050003200315520111000347022001401457       1999                            d  c1999 Jul-Sep10aFoot Ulcer10aHumans10aleprosy10aSurgical Flaps1 aDong L1 aLi F1 aJiang J1 aZhang G00aTechniques for covering soft tissue defects resulting from plantar ulcers in leprosy: Part II--First toe web and dorsal foot flaps.  a297-3090 v71  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The first toe web flap consists of the skin and subcutaneous tissues of the contiguous sides between the great and second toes. It is based on the first dorsal metatarsal artery or the common plantar digital artery. This flap was used as artery pedicled island graft to reconstruct losses of skin and soft tissue cushion in the ball of the foot in the first and second metatarsal head region in 16 cases. Follow-up examination revealed that ulceration had recurred in one case due to dehiscence of the flap margin 12 months post-operatively. The other 15 patients have done well without recurrence at 48 to 124 months follow-up examination. The dorsal flap of the foot based on the dorsalis pedis artery, the corresponding veins and the deep peroneal nerve was designed in 1974 to resurface skin and soft tissue defects in the sole of the foot. This flap was used in 30 cases of leprosy with excellent results. During follow-up 36 to 120 months after surgery the plantar ulcer had recurred in only one case. All the others have done well. The long-term curative effect has thus proved satisfactory.</p>  a0254-9395