title: The pyramidalis muscle free flap.
abstract: The pyramidalis muscle is introduced as a new small muscle free flap, with description of its anatomy, the surgical technique and the clinical results in five different cases in which this flap was used to treat small recalcitrant wounds in the foot/ankle region. The pyramidalis muscle can be an alternative option in selective cases to reduce donor site morbidity as compared with more traditional free flaps.
authors.affiliation: P/a Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Gent, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. koenraad.vanlanduyt@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Landuyt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamdi
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blondeel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monstrey
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps