Plastic Surgery Key

The Medial Plantar Flap Arash Momeni Subhro K. Sen DEFINITION The medial plantar flap is suitable for reconstruction of heel and lateral plantar defects.1,2 The medial plantar flap is harvested…

Reconstruction of the Forefoot Rachel Hein Scott T. Hollenbeck DEFINITION The primary goal in forefoot reconstruction is to preserve function of the lower extremity. Given the unique bony and skin…

Bony Reconstruction of Foot and Ankle (Bone Grafts) Kenneth Hunt Loretta Chou INTRODUCTION Recent decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in available bone graft harvest techniques, bone graft substitutes, and…

Debridement of Infected Bone of the Foot and Ankle Michael C. Holland Scott L. Hansen DEFINITION Osteomyelitis of the foot and ankle is defined by bacterial or less commonly fungal…

Debridement of Soft Tissue Infections of the Foot and Ankle Hunter S. Oliver-Allen Michael C. Holland Scott L. Hansen DEFINITION Soft tissue infections of the lower leg and foot include…

Ankle and Foot Bone Tumors Robert J. Steffner Raffi S. Avedian Sahitya K. Denduluri DEFINITION Bone tumors of the foot and ankle are usually primary tumors. Metastatic bone cancer to…

Excision of Soft Tissue Tumors of the Foot and Ankle Raffi S. Avedian Robert J. Steffner Subhro K. Sen DEFINITION Soft tissue tumors of the ankle may be benign or…

Drainage of Abscesses of Lower Leg and Foot Michael C. Holland Scott L. Hansen DEFINITION Infections of the foot, ankle, and lower leg range in severity from minor local cellulitis…

Fasciotomy of the Thigh, Lower Leg, and Foot Graeme E. McFarland Jason T. Lee DEFINITION Fasciotomy is indicated to treat compartment syndrome and prevent nerve injury and myonecrosis. Compartment syndrome…

Epidural Anesthesia Rachel C. Steckelberg Jean-Louis Horn Sarah Madison DEFINITION Neuraxial anesthesia is a type of regional anesthesia technique in which anesthesia medication is injected into the tissue surrounding the…