title: Reconstruction of traumatic lower extremity soft tissue defects with the combination of ipsilateral and contralateral perforator flaps.
abstract: Many flaps have been used to repair complex soft tissue defects of the leg. When the affected areas are relatively small and the local flaps are not suitable, microsurgical operation seems to be an excessive treatment and thus perforator flaps can be used. The authors present the combination of ipsilateral and contralateral perforator flaps for coverage of the traumatic lower extremity.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ozerkdemiralp@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cemil Özerk
authors.initials: CÖ
authors.lastname: Demiralp
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akkaya
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armangil
authors.forename: Mustafa Erol
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Demirseren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000098:blood supply*; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*