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.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saint Savvas Greek Anticancer Institute, Athens, Greece.
Spiros C
SC
Mamaloukakis
Christos M
CM
Assimomitis
Constantinos H
CH
Tsetsonis
Spiros D
SD
Stavrianos
George A
GA
Kokkalis
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*