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Foot

Treatment of postoperative problems affecting the foot include

• The consequences of surgery on the lower leg overlap, so similar considerations apply.
• Indirect issues are:
  • altered sensation over the lateral foot (side of the foot) from use of the sural nerve (sensory nerve in the calf of the leg) as a reconstructive nerve graft, or if injured during preparation of lower leg skin in flaps or grafts;
  • inability to elevate the big toe, secondary to dysfunction of muscles dissected when raising a free fibula microvascular flap.