title: [Fasciocutaneous flaps in the treatment of soft tissue defects of the lower leg caused by explosive war injuries].
abstract: The use of fasciocutaneous flaps for the reconstruction of lower leg soft-tissue defects inflicted during the bombing of our country is presented in this case report. The experience with 9 patients with soft-tissue defects of the lower leg is presented with the aim of examining the possibilities of war-wound reconstruction. The results of the earlier use of fasciocutaneous flaps in the lower leg reconstruction as well as the those obtained during the reconstruction of the lower leg soft-tissue defects in war wounds was proven to be safe and reliable method of the reconstructions of severe lower leg injuries, particularly of its distal segment and the malleolus region.
authors.affiliation: Hirursko odeljenje, Medicinski fakultet, Nis.
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petković
authors.forename: Srbobran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trenkić
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stevanović
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rancić
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Golubović
authors.forename: Miodrag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinić
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krasić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014857:Warfare