title: Pelvic reconstruction with a free fillet lower leg flap.
abstract: The free fillet lower leg flap was applied for immediate reconstruction after hemipelvectomy including the overlying soft tissue and the internal and external iliac vessels. The flap, harvested from the amputated lower extremity, is a versatile reconstructive technique for such a large pelvic defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minakawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D006085:Graft Survival; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*