The distally based sural flap for lower leg reconstruction: versatility in patients with associated morbidity.

Abstract

In our cases we found the sural reverse flap to have a good reliability with low incidence of complication and surgical outcomes. This flap is an excellent option for covering defects of minor deficiency of skin in the third distally of lower limb, ankle and heel. It allows rapid, reliable coverage of defects extending as far distally as the forefoot. Because of the sparing of major vessels, the short surgery time in harvesting the flap, and the good vascular pattern of the flap, we retain the flap a first choose technique for reconstruction in lower leg, especially in politrauma and in patients with associated pathology as vascular diseases or diabetes.