Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data for 36 patients with soft tissue defects of the distal lower leg, heel and foot who were successfully treated using peroneal perforator-based propeller flaps.
| Patient | Sex | Age | Position | Soft tissue defect size*, cm2 | Flap size*, cm2 | Distance from the perforator to the lateral malleolus, cm | Postoperative complication | Additional processing | Donor-site closure method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 29 | Heel | 16 × 5 | 34 × 18 | 12 | Skin grafting | ||
| 2 | M | 37 | Heel | 4 × 2.5 | 18 × 3 | 7 | Direct suturing | ||
| 3 | M | 30 | Heel | 7 × 3 | 12 × 5 | 10 | Skin grafting | ||
| 4 | M | 49 | Foot | 6 × 4 | 24 × 4 | 8 | Venous congestion | Delayed wound coverage | Direct suturing |
| 5 | F | 68 | Heel | 6 × 4 | 20 × 5 | 10 | Direct suturing | ||
| 6 | M | 41 | Heel | 5 × 3 | 26 × 5 | 9 | Direct suturing | ||
| 7 | M | 60 | Ankle | 6 × 5 | 30 × 8 | 10 | Skin grafting | ||
| 8 | M | 41 | Lower leg | 9 × 7 | 14 × 9 | 12 | Infection | Skin grafting | Skin grafting |
| 9 | M | 7 | Lower leg | 10 × 6 | 18 × 6 | 11 | Venous congestion | Delayed wound coverage | Skin grafting |
| 10 | M | 49 | Heel | 12 × 6 | 24 × 13 | 10 | Venous congestion | Without further processing | Skin grafting |
| 11 | M | 53 | Lower leg | 7 × 4 | 14 × 5 | 16 | Skin grafting | ||
| 12 | M | 17 | Lower leg | 10 × 3 | 15 × 4 | 15 | Skin grafting | ||
| 13 | M | 60 | Heel | 7 × 4 | 16 × 6 | 11 | Skin grafting | ||
| 14 | M | 62 | Ankle | 7 × 5 | 14 × 7 | 7 | Venous congestion | Bleeding therapy | Skin grafting |
| 15 | M | 83 | Heel | 7 × 4 | 23 × 7 | 8 | Skin grafting | ||
| 16 | M | 64 | Ankle | 12 × 7 | 27 × 13 | 8 | Skin grafting necrosis at the donor-site | Debridement and repeated skin grafting | Skin grafting |
| 17 | M | 48 | Heel | 12 × 9 | 29 × 13 | 11.5 | Skin grafting | ||
| 18 | M | 51 | Heel | 6 × 5 | 32 × 5 | 10 | Direct suturing | ||
| 19 | M | 54 | Ankle | 6 × 6 | 25 × 7 | 13 | Haematocele | Dressing change | Direct suturing |
| 20 | M | 17 | Heel | 10 × 7 | 20 × 7 | 10 | Venous congestion | Bleeding therapy, debridement, skin grafting | Skin grafting |
| 21 | M | 43 | Heel | 4 × 4 | 10 × 5 | 8 | Direct suturing | ||
| 22 | M | 49 | Heel | 8 × 7 | 17 × 8 | 11 | Skin grafting | ||
| 23 | M | 7 | Ankle | 9 × 7 | 17 × 8 | 10 | Skin grafting | ||
| 24 | F | 51 | Heel | 8 × 3 | 20 × 4 | 6 | Direct suturing | ||
| 25 | F | 8 | Heel | 6 × 5 | 17 × 8 | 8 | Skin grafting | ||
| 26 | M | 17 | Foot | 12 × 7 | 26 × 8 | 9 | Venous congestion | Bleeding therapy, debridement, skin grafting | Skin grafting |
| 27 | M | 37 | Heel | 4 × 2 | 16 × 3 | 6 | Venous congestion | Bleeding therapy | Direct suturing |
| 28 | M | 49 | Ankle | 12 × 6 | 25 × 8 | 13 | Skin grafting | ||
| 29 | M | 57 | Lower leg | 8 × 3 | 20 × 5 | 18 | Skin grafting | ||
| 30 | M | 26 | Heel | 7 × 3 | 22 × 8 | 10 | Venous congestion | Delayed wound coverage | Skin grafting |
| 31 | M | 8 | Heel | 8 × 7 | 15 × 8 | 8 | Venous congestion | Bleeding therapy | Skin grafting |
| 32 | F | 45 | Foot | 20 × 6 | 28 × 7 | 14 | Direct suturing | ||
| 33 | F | 53 | Foot | 5 × 3 | 23 × 5 | 8 | Skin grafting | ||
| 34 | F | 8 | Heel | 6 × 4 | 15 × 7 | 8 | Skin grafting | ||
| 35 | M | 6 | Heel | 5 × 5 | 15 × 5 | 7 | Skin grafting | ||
| 36 | M | 44 | Ankle | 13 × 5 | 25 × 6 | 10 | Direct suturing |
*
Size shown as length × width.