Muscle Cuff in Distal Pedicled Adipofascial Sural Artery Flaps: A Retrospective Case Control Study

Background:. Amputation after open tibial fracture occurs in 3% of cases. The rate increases when flap reconstruction is required. The standard care involves microsurgical tissue transfer although the pedicled reverse sural artery adipofascial flap (PRSAF) is a local alternative in patients endanger...

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Main Authors: Karsten Schmidt, MD*, Michael Georg Jakubietz, MD, Fabian Gilbert, MD, Annabel Fenwick, MD, Reiner Heribert Meffert, MD, Rafael Gregor Jakubietz, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003464