01049nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653001100075653001500086653001100101653001200112653001600124653001900140100001600159245011600175300001000291490000700301520050900308022001400817       1993                            d  c1993 Mar10aChronic Disease10aFemale10aFoot Ulcer10aHumans10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aSurgical Flaps1 aMajoroh T O00aChronic plantar ulcer of a leprosy patient treated by fasciocutaneous instep flap transfer. Preliminary result.  a39-400 v453 a<p>A case of chronic ulceration of the foot (chronicity about 15 years) was treated with fasciocutaneous instep flap transfer. The ulcer was on the heel. Healing was fast (about 40 days post-operatively. Duration for conventional method is about 6 months) and after 12 months of ambulation no recurrence was noticed. The female patient with only one lower limb (the other already amputated) now goes about smilingly selling her wares. However, the footwear for the patient had to be further modified.</p>  a0041-3232