Combined free flap and local muscle flap for lower extremity salvage.
Reconstruction of extensive compound lower-extremity injuries may require the use of local flaps or free-tissue transfer. When either method alone is inadequate for reconstruction of two isolated defects on the same lower extremity, a combined approach may be utilized to reconstruct a functional lower extremity.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps