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Gong-lin Zhang1, Ming Zhang, Hui Yu
1Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Hospital of Taizhou, Wenling 317500, Zhejiang Province, China. 668zgl@163.com
Chinese Journal of Traumatology = Zhonghua Chuang Shang Za Zhi
|September 30, 2008
Abstract:
The coverage of large soft tissue defects in heel is a problem for surgical reconstruction. Various reconstructive materials are available depending on the location, size and depth of heel defect, but unique function of heel skin cannot be restored easily by means of reconstruction. We used prefabricated flap of the foot heel to cover heel defect in a child and obtained satisfactory clinical results.