A new distally based fasciocutaneous flap of the leg.
A distally based flap on the medial side of the lower leg is described. In ten cadaver dissections two perforating arteries from the posterior tibial artery were a constant finding and a flap has been designed based on these. It has been used successfully in four patients.
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013977:Tibia