Medial Plantar Artery Flap
Key Facts
Abbreviation
MPAF
Pronunciation
/ˈmiː.di.əl ˈplæn.tɑːr ˈɑː.tər.i flæp/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology
Examples in Context
- Heel defects coverage by medial plantar artery flap after malignant melanoma excision
- Objective To explore the effect of transferring medial plantar artery flap on repairing the heel skin soft tissue defect of the heel.
- Pronators often have flat feet, and the medial portion of their shoe bottom wears down before the lateral part. Heel defects coverage by medial plantar artery flap after malignant melanoma excision
- Methods The medial plantar flap was transpositioned with the superficial branch of medial plantar artery as pedicle. The retrograde dorsal foot flap was transpositioned with the 1st or 2nd branch of dorsal artery of foot as pedicle.
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