Repair of infective foot ulcer of small area with free peroneal artery perforator flap / 中华显微外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of infective foot ulcer and soft tissue defects of small area with free peroneal artery perforator flap.Methods From February,2016 to Apirl,2017,9 cases of infective foot ulcer and soft tissue defect of small area were repaired with peroneal artery perforator flap.Cause of infectioninjury in 6 cases,diabetes in 2 cases,spinal cord injury subsequent pressure sore in 1 case.Infective ulcer part4 cases on plantar metatarsophalangeal joint,2 cases on dorsal metatarsophalangeal joint,2 cases on interior of the first metatarsophalangeal joint and 1 case on the heel.Defect area3.0 cm×2.0 cm-5.0 cm×3.0 cm;flap area4.0 cm×3.5 cm-7.0 cm×4.5 cm.The donor sites were sutured directly.All the flaps contained lateral sural cutaneous nerve.In order to rebuild the sensation of flaps,nerves between surgical area and receiving area were received end-to-side anastomosis.Outpatient follow-up was used in all patients.Results All the flaps survived,and all the wounds were primary healed,without recurrence of infection.All patients were followed-up from 6 to 24 months with an average of 16 months.The appearance of flaps was good with slight bloated.The texture and color of the flaps were close to the recipient site.Flap feel was good except the cases of diabetes and spinal cord injury pressure sore.The AOFAS score at last follow-up time was 80.05±7.80,which was excellent in 5 cases,good in 2 cases,and fair in 2 cases.Conclusion The free peronerl artery perforator flap has many advantages,such as vascular anatomy constant,blood supply is reliable,thickness moderate,easy to get,strong resistance to infection,small district damage,etc.It is a useful clinical method to repair foot infection ulcer and soft issue defects of small area.