title: Adipofascial flap of the lower leg based on the saphenous artery.
abstract: The adipofascial flap of the lower leg based on the saphenous artery is a modification of the saphenous artery flap. It has been used successfully in 5 patients for reconstruction of soft tissue defects around the knee and superior third of the tibia. The size of these flaps ranged from 5 x 12 cm to 5 x 18 cm. All flaps survived completely. These cases had minimal donor site morbidity because their donor sites were closed primarily with the preserved overlying skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia