Free rectus abdominis muscle flap with plantar skingraft – a combined method of aesthetic and functional reconstruction of the heel

Ahmet Karacalar Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]

Serhat Özbek Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey

Mesut Özcan Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey

Abstract

A 16‐year‐old girl presented with a contusion of the left calcaneus that was treated by combined free rectus abdominis muscle flap and plantar skin graft. The main advantages of this procedure are that it replaces weight‐bearing skin of the heel with histologically similar skin from the instep, and the fibrofatty pad of the heel with muscle; it provides a good cosmetic result in the heel, and the scars of the donor site are well‐hidden.

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