Salvage of an Osteocutaneous Fibula Flap with a Variant Perforator of Skin Paddle in Lower Leg Reconstruction

Salvage of an Osteocutaneous Fibula Flap with a Variant Perforator of Skin Paddle in Lower Leg Reconstruction

Abstract Background The osteocutaneous fibula flap is an established method for reconstruction of bone and soft tissue defects in the lower extremity. The vascularity of the fibula and overlying skin paddle is usually provided by a single pedicle composed of the peroneal artery. In rare...

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Main Authors: Kenji Kawamura, Shohei Omokawa, Takamasa Shimizu, Tadanobu Onishi, Satoshi Hayashi, Naoki Maegawa, Yasuhito Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open
Subjects:
osteocutaneous fibula flap
variant perforator
lower leg reconstruction
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1604340

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