Gastrocnemius muscle flap of both heads on a single vascular pedicle.
We present a case of a muscle flap of both heads of gastrocnemius on a single vascular pedicle for reconstruction of a tibial defect. The flap was based on the medial sural vessels alone. The vascular supply to the lateral head was achieved through the anastomotic vessels along the gastrocnemial raphe.
Mamaloukakis
Spiros C
SC
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saint Savvas Greek Anticancer Institute, Athens, Greece.
Assimomitis
Christos M
CM
Tsetsonis
Constantinos H
CH
Stavrianos
Spiros D
SD
Kokkalis
George A
GA
D000368:Aged; D003646:Debridement; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*