Open Wound of Lower Limb Clinical Trial
Official title:
Comparison of Distally Based Sural Artery and Supramalleolar Flap for Coverage of Dorsum of Foot and Ankle Defects; A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF 53 PATIENTS
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
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 ;