Open Wound of Lower Limb
Conditions
Keywords
Soft Tissue Injuries, fasciocutaneous flaps, Survival Rate
Brief summary
Our main aim for this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome comparisons between sural artery and Supramalleolar flap in the reconstruction of extensive defects of non-weight bearing regions of foot and ankle. The patients' information were collected through medical records and analyzed through SPSS
Detailed description
In this article we intend to present our experience comparing a series of the two types of flaps in terms of viability, coverage of defect, cosmetic appearance, and functions of foot and ankle based on self-designed Tool . This Tool contains 4 parameters i.e., Activity of daily living, coverage of defect, cosmetic appearance of Skin post flap, and Weight bearing status. A score was given to each parameter and on the basis of these scores, Long term outcome were analyzed of each patient
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Abeer Musaddiq
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Months to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Only defects of foot and ankle around dorsum and perimalleolar areas were included.
Exclusion criteria
* The defects reconstructed with other local flaps and free flaps were excluded from this review
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| self-designed assessment tool | 1996-2020 | The functional outcome of each patient was measured by activity of daily living |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed