Detailed knowledge of the vascular anatomy of the foot and ankle allows the plastic surgeon to plan vascularly sound reconstructions, the foot and ankle surgeon to design safe exposures of the underlying skeleton, and the vascular surgeon to choose the most effective revascularization for a given wound.
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