Free flap reconstruction of plantar weight-bearing heel defects: Long-term functional and patient-reported outcomes.

Adaah A Sayyed Parhom Towfighi Karen K Evans Christopher E Attinger Karen K Evans

Published in: Microsurgery (2022)

FTT is an effective alternative to amputation in patients with chronic heel ulcers. Proper patient selection, preoperative optimization, and postoperative care are imperative to the success of this limb salvage procedure.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
patients undergoing
healthcare
palliative care
case report
lower limb
body mass index
weight loss
physical activity
quality improvement
minimally invasive
weight gain
pain management
affordable care act