title: Use of a pedicled fillet foot flap for knee preservation in severe lower extremity trauma: A case report and literature review.
abstract: We report the sequential use of a pedicled fillet foot flap in a clinical case of complex bilateral lower extremity trauma to achieve stable wound closure, maximizing length preservation and gait rehabilitation. In addition, we perform a literature review of the use of fillet foot flaps in lower extremity trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jensson
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: Thorir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Audolfsson
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Lorenzo
keywords: Fillet foot flap; lower extremity trauma; microsurgery; spare part surgery