Restoration of middle third leg soft tissue defects using a distally based hemigastrocnemius flap

Background Traumatic wounds, burns, tumor resections, and tibial fractures frequently lead to exposure of the tibia. Due to limited mobility and a paucity of overlying skin, flap coverage is generally required even for a small defect in the pretibial area. Soft tissue coverage of these defects is a...

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Main Authors: Alhosiney Salalh eldin Elhosiney, Wael Mohamed Ayad, Ahmed Abu ElsoudSalim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2021;volume=19;issue=2;spage=319;epage=325;aulast=Elhosiney