title: Treatment of defects and instable skin scars on heavily exposed parts of the leg.
abstract: The authors report a series of 41 patients subjected to a transfer of the sensitive fasciocutaneous flap to a defect or to instable skin scars on the leg. Described are immediate as well as longterm surgical results in relation to the sensitivity of the transferred flap and the condition of the donnor site of the flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kletenský
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tvrdek
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pros
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nejedlý
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Svoboda
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery; D012677:Sensation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology