The extended medial plantar artery (EMPA) free flap for plantar foot defects
KEMPNÝ, Tomáš, Martin KNOZ and Břetislav LIPOVÝ. The extended medial plantar artery (EMPA) free flap for plantar foot defects. European Journal of Plastic Surgery. NEW YORK: SPRINGER, 2017, vol. 40, No 6, p. 563-568. ISSN 0930-343X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00238-017-1324-9. |
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Original name | The extended medial plantar artery (EMPA) free flap for plantar foot defects |
Authors | KEMPNÝ, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic), Martin KNOZ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Břetislav LIPOVÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution). |
Edition | European Journal of Plastic Surgery, NEW YORK, SPRINGER, 2017, 0930-343X. |
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Original language | English |
Type of outcome | Article in a journal |
Field of Study | 30200 3.2 Clinical medicine |
Country of publisher | United States of America |
Confidentiality degree | is not subject to a state or trade secret |
WWW | URL |
Impact factor | Impact factor: 0.159 in 2000 |
RIV identification code | RIV/00216224:14110/17:00097450 |
Organization unit | Faculty of Medicine |
Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00238-017-1324-9 |
UT WoS | 000416142400011 |
Keywords in English | Extended medial plantar artery flap; Plantar foot defect; Weight-bearing area; Flap design; Instep flap; Midfoot |
Tags | EL OK |
Tags | International impact, Reviewed |
Changed by | Changed by: Mgr. Tereza Miškechová, učo 341652. Changed: 8/3/2021 08:31. |
Abstract |
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The medial plantar artery (MPA) flap was first introduced by Mir y Mir in 1954 and used to reconstruct a heel defect. The sole of the foot is designed to bear body weight and absorb the shocks of a bipedal gait. The properties of the plantar skin and deeper tissues are therefore highly specialised, and if normal function is to be restored, it is essential to replace "like with like" which is a fundamental principle of reconstructive surgery. The aim of this article is to introduce the concept of an extended medial plantar artery (EMPA) free flap for plantar foot defects. The advantage of the extended version of the MPA flap in the presented cases is the harvest of a larger bulk of tissue and thus the possibility of covering larger defects in the weight-bearing area of the foot. |
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