Functional Outcome of Free Muscle Flaps Versus Free Skin Flaps for Post-traumatic Foot Plantar Surface Reconstruction

alhussein Ahmed Mahmoud El-Dahshan40 enrolled

Overview

the investigators are trying to detect what is the best tissue constituent suitable for reconstruction of large post traumatic sof tissue defects of foot plantar surface

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Best Tissue Constituent for Plantar Surface

Interventions

plantar surface reconstruction by free flapsPROCEDURE

use of free skin or free muscle flaps for reconstruction of plantar surface

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Posttraumatic large soft tissue defects of plantar surface requiring free tissue transfer for coverage 2. At any age Exclusion Criteria: 1-defects that can be managed by local flaps 2-Non traumatic soft tissue defects \-

Locations (1)

Assiut University

Asyut, Asyut Governorate, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to mobilize

Time frame: 2 years

Requirement of specialized Footwear

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

flap ulceration

Time frame: 2 years

Shear forces across the flap

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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