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Understanding the vascular anatomy of the foot and ankle is necessary to correctly assess the healing potential of an ulcer or injury there. One can then plan which, if any, local flaps can be used for reconstruction. This article describes the main arteries to the foot and the connections that exist between them. It also describes the specific block of tissue that each artery supplies (eg, the angiosome). These two factors provide the necessary building blocks to optimally treat the diabetic foot wound. Copyright 9 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company Understanding the vascular anatomy of the lower leg, ankle, and foot is critical to evaluating the injured or infected foot and assessing the soft tissue reconstructive options. The reconstructive surgeon can then apply that knowledge to evaluate the quality of the existing vascular flow of the foot with a hand-held Doppler (Fig and). By determining arterial patency and the direction of flow in that artery, the surgeon can then assess whether the soft tissue deficit can be covered with a local soft tissue flap or free flap and whether revascularization is needed. This chapter will summarize what is known today about the vascular anatomy of

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Author

Christopher Attinger; Paul Cooper; Peter Blume

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; W. B. Saunders Co., Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1071-0949)

Published

1997

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)