[Repair of skin defects on the anterior portion of the foot with reversed dorsalis pedis flap].

Based on anatomical observations of the course of skin arteries and venous drainage of the reversed dorsalis pedis flap in 30 adult cadaversmretrograde dorsalis pedis flaps have been performed on six patients to repair their skin defects on the anterior portion of the foot. All the flaps survived without severe swelling or any necrosis. Clinical applications indicated that the blood supply and venous drainage of the flap were satisfactory. The advantages and key points of the operation were discussed in this paper.