Double free fillet foot flap: sole of foot and dorsalis pedis in severe bilateral lower extremity trauma, a 10-year follow-up case report

Rosaria Laporta; Matteo Atzeni; Benedetto Longo; Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo

doi:10.1080/23320885.2016.1221730

Double free fillet foot flap: sole of foot and dorsalis pedis in severe bilateral lower extremity trauma, a 10-year follow-up case report

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2016 Aug 23;3(1):62-65. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2016.1221730. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Rosaria Laporta¹, Matteo Atzeni¹, Benedetto Longo¹, Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo¹

Affiliation

¹ Plastic Surgery Department, Sant'Andrea Hospital, School of Medicine and Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy.

Abstract

This study reports a unique 10 years follow-up case of a patient who underwent a free fillet of sole flap for left leg stump coverage and free dorsalis pedis flap for soft tissue reconstruction of contralateral popliteal fossa following severe bilateral lower leg injury.

Keywords: Fillet foot flap; free flap; trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports