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The Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle Island Pedicle Flap
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Fascial RepairEngineeringClinical AnatomySurgeryAnatomyOrthopaedic SurgerySoft Tissue CoverageSoft Tissue InjuryGross AnatomySoft Tissue SurgeryBiomechanicsCadaver DissectionMechanobiologyMusculoskeletal TissueHuman Musculoskeletal SystemOperative TechniqueReconstructive SurgeryMusculoskeletal SurgerySoft Tissue ReconstructionMedicinePlastic Surgery
A modality is presented by which the flexor digitorum brevis muscle, with or without its overlying skin, can be transposed for soft tissue coverage of the heel area. Surgical anatomy, cadaver dissection, operative technique, and our clinical experience in six patients are presented.