Closure of Melanoma Defects on the Sole of the Foot Using Glaborous Skin: The End of the Flap?
Glabrous dermal grafting of plantar defects after melanoma resection is extremely reliable, affords excellent cosmesis, has minimal to no donor site morbidity, and results in excellent functional outcomes. Flaps are now rarely performed for these patients at our institution. Fig. 1 Plantar melanoma defect before and after split-thickness glaborous skin grafting using the current technique.
The nonpulsatile components of aortic afterload (cMAP and cDBP) exhibited a weak but significant association with LV relaxation, whereas the pulsatile component of afterload, cPP, exhibited strong association with LV filling pressure.