Combining the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap with the superficial inferior epigastric artery flap or the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap for coverage of large soft tissue defects in the extremities and the trunk

Abstract

Large defects (up to 20 × 20 cm) can be covered with minimal donor site morbidity, with primary closure, by combining either the SIEA or the DIEP flap with the SCIP flap.