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  • Title: Medial plantar flap based distally on the lateral plantar artery to cover a forefoot skin defect.
    Author: Oberlin C, Accioli de Vasconcellos Z, Touam C.
    Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg; 2000 Sep; 106(4):874-7. PubMed ID: 11007402.
    Abstract:
    The authors report a simple, single-step procedure to promote the distal transfer of the instep island flap for coverage of the submetatarsal weight-bearing zone. First described in 1991 by Martin et aI, this procedure remained unknown. As opposed to the medial plantar flap, this technique proposes an instep island flap based on the lateral plantar artery. The inflow and outflow of blood is assured by the anastomosis between the dorsalis pedis and lateral plantar vessels. This approach allows for the transfer of similar tissue and provides adequate coverage of the weight-bearing zone of the distal forefoot.
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