[The de-epithelialized turnover flap for defect coverage iin the area over the Achilles tendon and over the lateral malleolar region].
The deepithelialized "turn-over-flap" is a reversed dermis flap. The pedicle of the flap remains intact. The mobile upper part of the flap is turned over the defect and the pedicle itself. A mesh graft covers both, the flap and the donor side. Two case reports will present the principles of the flap design and the clinical outcome of a patient with a defect over the lateral malleolar region and a patient with a defect over the Achilles tendon.
Hasse
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Chirurgische Klinik, HEH-Kliniken, Herzogin-Elisabeth-Heim, Braunschweig.
Löhlein
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh