Lateral calcaneal artery flap is randomly used by many Plastic Surgeons for covering any defect on the posterior aspect of heel. A prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from January 2020 to June 2022, to see the outcome of the flap for coverage of defects over the posterior aspect of ankle joint and heel. A total number of 09 patients, selected by purposive sampling, were included in the study. The age of the patients ranged from 06 years to 70 years. The cause of the defects were post traumatic in 07 cases, electric burn in 01 case and pressure sore in 01 case. The defect sizes varied from 3×2 to 6×3cm. and flap size ranged from 4×2.5 to 7×4.5cm. The follow-up period ranged from 3 to 6 months. All the flaps survived completely without any complications; except in two cases. In one case, there was marginal epidermal necrolysis that healed secondarily without the need of any further surgical intervention. In the other case, there was gangrene of about 0.5 cm area at the flap tip, which was debrided and the resulting wound healed secondarily. The average operating time was 63 minutes. The results were satisfactory on the context of adequate coverage, and flap and donor site morbidity. So, the lateral calcaneal artery flap can be a good and safe option for the coverage of posterior ankle and heel defects.
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