The Fasciocutaneous Flap: Itâs Use In Soft Tissue Defects Of The Lower Leg

Md Anowarul Islam,Md Israr Kamal,Md Masoom,Md Shamsuzzaman

doi:10.3329/jom.v7i2.1365

Abstract

DOI = 10.3329/jom.v7i2.1365 J MEDICINE 2006; 7 : 54-57

Highlights

The fasciocutaneous flap is very useful in the repair of soft tissue defects on the lower leg
The pioneers of plastic surgery soon found that a flap of acceptable proportions that survived elsewhere on the body became necrotic on the lower leg
A free flap transfer can give a good result but the technique calls for a trained team, expensive instruments and plenty of time

Summary

Introduction

The fasciocutaneous flap is very useful in the repair of soft tissue defects on the lower leg. Skin defects below the knee present difficult problems when combined with fractures, pseudarthrosis, osteitis, osteomyelitis and so forth. Muscle flaps or myocutaneous flaps have been used very successfully in reconstructions all over the body but present serious difficulties in the lower leg where the muscles are very thin and even with careful dissection adequate cover may be almost impossible to achieve. The Fasciocutaneous Flap: It’s Use In Soft Tissue Defects

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