title: Peroneal osteocutaneous flap raised on reconstructed popliteal artery for delayed union following open tibial fractures.
abstract: Two cases of delayed union following type IIIC open tibial fracture were treated by a pedicled peroneal osteocutaneous flap raised on reconstructed popliteal vessels. Dissection of the peroneal vessels from the already traumatized extremity was tedious, but this technique provided a reliable vascularized skin and bone graft that was indispensable for the fracture healing. Peroneal osteocutaneous flaps raised on the reconstructed popliteal artery have not been reported to date; they appear to be a good alternative to free osteocutaneous flaps for non-union of the proximal tibia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakatsuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takaoka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*