Repair of lower leg injuries with fascio-cutaneous flaps.
Experience with sixteen consecutive cases of lower leg skin loss has confirmed the reliability of Pontén's fascio-cutaneous or "super flap" (1981) in the management of these difficult injuries. The technique has several important advantages compared with the conventional lower leg flaps of both the ipsi-lateral and cross-leg variety.
D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D012867:Skin; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps