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J Reconstr Microsurg 2019; 35(09): e1-e2
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716833
Letter to the Editor

Comparing Outcomes for Fasciocutaneous versus Muscle Flaps in Foot and Ankle Free Flap Reconstruction

Tareq Ammari 
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, United Kingdom
,
Jeremy N. Rodrigues
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, United Kingdom
,
James K. Chan
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, United Kingdom
2   Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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The extensive experience of foot and ankle reconstruction using free tissue transfer by Lee et al is a valuable contribution to the field.[1] However, we have reservations about the conclusions, which are at odds with the data presented.



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11 September 2020

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