Chronic plantar ulcer of a leprosy patient treated by fasciocutaneous instep flap transfer. Preliminary result.

A case of chronic ulceration of the foot (chronicity about 15 years) was treated with fasciocutaneous instep flap transfer. The ulcer was on the heel. Healing was fast (about 40 days post-operatively. Duration for conventional method is about 6 months) and after 12 months of ambulation no recurrence was noticed. The female patient with only one lower limb (the other already amputated) now goes about smilingly selling her wares. However, the footwear for the patient had to be further modified.