title: [Using the lower medial leg fasciocutaneous flap to repair soft tissue defects at root of tongue].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical value of lower medial leg fasciocutaneous flap for the repair of soft tissue defects at root of tongue.
  
  
  METHODS
  4 cases of soft tissue defects at root of tongue were underwent surgery with lower medial leg fasciocutaneous flaps. This paper describes in detail the anatomy of the flap, technique of make up the flap, advantages and disadvantages, and its clinical applications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 4 flaps were got successfully one stage repair. A satisfied reconstruction were attained, the transplanted skin grafts on the defect regions of lower medial leg survived without necrosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lower medial leg fasciocutaneous flaps is a good method for the repair of the defect reconstruction at the root of tongue. The soft tissue defects at root of tongue can be used the flap combined with partial soleus. The flaps not only has thin fat and soft quality, but also is far away from the region of head and neck. The donor site is blanket with less damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Taian City Central Hospital, Taian 271000, China.
authors.forename: Guang-Yoang
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Tai-Sheng
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming-Bin
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiao-Guang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*