Soft Tissue Coverage Using a Combined Gastrocnemius-medial Sural Artery Perforator Flap.
- Author:
Jae Hoon LEE
1
;
Eun Suck SON
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. ljhortho@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Soft tissue defect;
Knee;
Compound flap;
Gastrocnemius flap;
Medial sural artery perforator flap
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Knee;
Knee Joint;
Lower Extremity;
Microsurgery;
Organic Chemicals;
Perforator Flap
- From:Journal of the Korean Microsurgical Society
2008;17(1):1-6
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Medial gastrocnemius flap has been known as a useful option for soft tissue reconstruction of the knee and upper 1/3 of lower extremity, but it has a limitation to cover the lateral defect of the knee joint. We performed the combined gastrocnemius-medial sural artery perforator flap for coverage of the anterolateral defects of the knee joint, which is compound flap using a medial gastrocnemius flap and a medial sural artery perforator flap. This flap is a useful method for reconstruction of anterolateral knee defects, providing a easy dissection without the microsurgery and intramuscular dissection of the perforators.
