Distally based medial island septocutaneous flap for repair of soft-tissue defects of the lower leg

Helmy Shalaby, M. Higazi, Sayed Mandour, M.A. El-Khalifa, Hashem Ayad

British Journal of Plastic Surgery · 1991 · 30 citations · 9 references

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A medial island septocutaneous flap, based on the lower septocutaneous vessels from the posterior tibial artery and vein, has been designed. This flap was rotated 90 degrees in 5 cases and 180 degrees in 2 cases to cover soft-tissue defects on the lower third of the leg.

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