Examination of the skin perforators of the posterior tibial artery on the leg and the ankle region and their clinical use


Ozdemir R., Kocer U., Sahin B., Oruc M., Kilinc H., Tekdemir I.

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, vol.117, no.5, pp.1619-1630, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Abstract

Background: There are many treatment alternatives for reconstruction of leg and foot defects. One of these treatment alternatives includes local flaps. A detailed understanding of the blood flow of the leg region is essential for producing new alternatives for the reconstruction of defects of this region.