Functional Outcomes of Posttraumatic Lower Limb Salvage: A Pilot Study of Anterolateral Thigh Perforator Flaps Versus Muscle Flaps

Abstract

Both muscle and perforator flaps provide vascularized coverage, which nourishes the fracture but muscle flaps pilfer a functional unit which may not be inconsequential in a patient trauma. This pilot study suggests that functional outcomes of perforator skin flaps are equal to muscle flaps and a larger prospective study is warranted.