Table 7. Reconstruction methods and complications based on the specific sites of melanoma of the foot.
Toe | Heel | Mid-sole | Medial side | Lateral side | Complications | |||
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Gait discomfort | Wound dehiscence | Chronic ulcer | ||||||
No. of patients | 11 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
Free flap | - | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
Local flap | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
STSG | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Sural flap | - | 14 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
STSG, split thickness skin graft.