heel

Interesting Cases

Heel Reconstruction Utilizing the Medial Plantar Artery Flap

05/19/2022

Arminder Kaura, MD^1,2; Matthew P Fahrenkopf, MD^1,2; Viet H Do, MD^1,2,3

Arminder Kaura, MD1,2; Matthew P Fahr...

This patient presented with a large heel defect reconstructed with the medial planar artery flap. This flap provides durable, well-vascularized, sensate tissue with minimal donor site morbidity. All reconstructive surgeons should be familiar...

This patient presented with a...

05/19/2022

ePlasty

Effective Heel Pressure Injury Prevention: More Than Just Pillow Talk

Purpose: In the absence of published data, the singular purpose of this project was to assess the effectiveness of pillows used for heel offloading, across a diverse patient and facility ...

08/19/2021

Case Report and Brief Review

Misdiagnosed Malignant Tumor on an Ischemic Limb

02/06/2019

Luis Angel Suarez Gonzalez

Pablo Del Canto Peruyera

Javier Cerviño Alvarez

Luis Javier Alvarez Fernandez

The authors present the case of a 68-year old man who smokes with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, who was referred to the vascular clinic with complaints of intermittent claudication and a developing ulcer on his heel.

The authors present the case of...

02/06/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Accuracy of the Ankle-brachial Index in the Assessment of Arterial Perfusion of Heel Pressure Injuries

11/22/2016

Amanda Crowell

Andrew J. Meyr

The objective of this retrospective, observational investigation was to determine if noninvasive vascular testing provides accurate and reliable results in patients with heel pressure injuries.

The objective of this...

11/22/2016

Wounds