Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle and Clinical Implications for Limb Salvage: Reconstruction, Incisions, and Revascularization

E. Attinger, Christopher; K. Evans, Karen; J. Bulan, Erwin; Blume, Peter; S. Cooper, Paul

doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000222582.84385.54

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Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle and Clinical Implications for Limb Salvage: Reconstruction, Incisions, and Revascularization

Published in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery • Jun 1, 2006

Authors:

Christopher E. Attinger

Karen K. Evans

Erwin J. Bulan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ian Taylor introduced the angiosome concept, separating the body into distinct three-dimensional blocks of tissue fed by source arteries. Understanding the angiosomes of the foot and ankle and the interaction among their source arteries is clinically useful in surgery of the foot and ank...

Subject

Medicine

Ankle

Peroneal Artery

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