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We retrospectively analyzed 378 flaps, which were divided into two groups: pivot points located \u22648.0\u2009cm (low pivot point group) and &gt;8.0\u2009cm (high pivot point group) proximal to the tip of the lateral malleolus. Partial necrosis rates were compared between two groups.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003The arterial chain surrounding the sural nerve was linked by true anastomoses from the intermalleolar line to popliteal crease. True anastomoses existed among peroneal perforators and between these perforators and the arterial chain. There were 93 flaps with high pivot point and 285 flaps with low pivot point. Partial necrosis rates were 16 and 9.1% in the high and low pivot point group (p\u2009=\u20090.059), respectively.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003True anastomosis connections among peroneal perforators and the whole arterial chain around sural nerve enable the sural flap to survive with a greater length. The sural flap with high pivot point is a good option for reconstructing soft-tissue defects in the middle and distal leg, ankle, and foot, particularly when the lowest peroneal perforator presents damage, greater distance to the defects, discontinuity with the donor site, or anatomical variation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1723817","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,17]],"date-time":"2021-02-17T20:51:04Z","timestamp":1613595064000},"page":"580-588","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Distally Based Perforator-Plus Sural Neurocutaneous Flap with High or Low Pivot Point: Anatomical Considerations and a Retrospective Study of a Clinical Series of 378 Flaps"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Ling-Li","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of 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