Mid-leg fasciocutaneous island flap without sural nerve
- Author:
Dinh Nhat Vu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
soft tissue malformation
- MeSH:
Surgical Flaps;
Sural Nerve
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):64-66
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Masquelet A.C et al proposed a concept of a neuroskin flap using accompanying arteries of the cutaneous nerves and reported some clinical cases where the sural nerve was used. Sural nerve should be included in this flap (sural flap). The flap is outlined at the function of the relief of two heads of gastrocnemius. We used 8 distally based sural island flaps without sural nerve for leg and foot reconstruction. The island cutaneous is collected from two-third upper in the posterior portion of the leg. Here, the fasciocutaneous flap based only on the accompanying artery of the extreme saphenous vein. The sural nerve can be preserved without including in the flap.
