title: The versatile gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap.
abstract: The medial and lateral gastrocnemius myocutaneous flaps are described. Their usefulness, as direct flaps without a delay, in reconstruction of the lower extremity is described. In our practice, this flap has supplanted the cross-leg flap for most reconstructions in the lower extremity.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous