A convenient flap for repairing the donor area of a distally based sural flap: Gastrocnemius perforator island flap

ESER C., GENCEL E., KESİKTAŞ E., KOKAÇYA Ö., yavuz M.

JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, vol.69, no.8, pp.1109-1115, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.01.027
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1109-1115
  • Keywords: Sural flap, Defect, Reconstruction, Gastrocnemius, Island, Perforator, CROSS-LEG FLAP, VASCULAR ANATOMY, RECONSTRUCTION
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The reconstruction of complex lower leg and foot defects is difficult for plastic surgeons. The distally based sural flap (DBSF) is an option for non-free flap lower leg reconstruction. However, one of the major drawbacks of the DBSF is its aesthetically non-acceptable donor area scarring.