heel

Interesting Cases

Heel Reconstruction Utilizing the Medial Plantar Artery Flap

05/19/2022

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 ...

Rhonda Sullivan , DNP, PhD, MSN, MBA, CWON, NE-BC;

08/19/2021

Case Report and Brief Review

Misdiagnosed Malignant Tumor on an Ischemic Limb

02/06/2019

Javier Cerviño Alvarez ;

Luis Angel Suarez Gonzalez ;

Pablo Del Canto Peruyera ;

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

Andrew J. Meyr , DPM, FACFAS;

Amanda Crowell , DPM, FACFAS;

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