22. Clinical characteristic and treatment of complex soft tissue defects of the ankle and foot
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Abstract
The objectives of this study are to describe the clinical characteristic of ankle and foot defects, propose the reconstructive treatment based on level of injury, and describle different type of ALT flap used to reconstruct the ankle and foot defects. The research is conducted on 162 patients with 163 soft tissue defects in the ankle and foot treated at Saint Paul Hospital and Hanoi Medical University Hospital from August 2016 to November 2022. The size of defects ranged from 6cm2 to 650cm2. The rate of complicated defects of the ankle and foot was 76.07%. Among the treatments performed, 76 defects of the foot were reconstructed by skin graft, 26 defects were treated by local flaps, 16 defects were treated by regional flaps, and 45 defects were reconstructed by ALT flap. In conclusion, clinical characteristic of foot and ankle defects can significantly inform evaluate reason, severity, conditions of injury. The complex soft tissue defect in the foot and ankle can be treated by different types of ALT flap.
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Classification of the complex ankle and foot defects, anterior lateral thigh flap
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