title: The bilobed flap for popliteal defect reconstruction.
abstract: Bilobed flaps were first introduced to close small nasal defects. We reconstructed a defect of the popliteal fossa using a random-pattern bilobed flap. We recommend the use of random-pattern bilobed flaps as a reliable technique for covering defects of the popliteal fossa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Tarsus State Hospital , Tarsus/Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kelahmetoglu
authors.affiliation: FBM Aesthetic, Plastic Surgery Clinic , Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Caglayan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yagmur
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Research and Education Hospital , Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Private Tarsus Medical Park Hospital , Tarsus/Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Firinciogullari
keywords: Bilobed flap; popliteal fossa; reconstruction; soft tissue