Abstract
We investigated the effects of free skin grafts performed over the total plantar surface for treatment of unilateral injuries to the plantar region prior to total development of the foot. These effects were studied by means of calculations based on actual measurements and X-ray images, as well as by Computerized Tomography, and the following results were obtained. There were differences found in foot length, width, height and in the area of the sole between the normal and injured feet during the development period and these differences tended to be heigthened somewhat by the end of the developmental period. Inhibition of development was marked in peripheral areas, and it appeared that this was a natural result of growth of growth inhibition of the plantar skin and subcutaneous tissue which received the direct wound. There was also inhibition of development of the bone which serves as tissue support, although this was not grave.
