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The extended medial plantar artery (EMPA) free flap for plantar foot defects

KEMPNÝ, Tomáš, Martin KNOZ and Břetislav LIPOVÝ

Basic information

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

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30200 3.2 Clinical medicine

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.159 in 2000

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/17:00097450

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

UT WoS

000416142400011

Keywords in English

Extended medial plantar artery flap; Plantar foot defect; Weight-bearing area; Flap design; Instep flap; Midfoot

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 8/3/2021 08:31, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

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.