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Case Reports
. 1986 Jul;39(3):338-40.
doi: 10.1016/0007-1226(86)90043-3.

A new distally based fasciocutaneous flap of the leg

J Amarante, H Costa, J Reis, R Soares
Case Reports

A new distally based fasciocutaneous flap of the leg

J Amarante et al. Br J Plast Surg. 1986 Jul.

Abstract

A distally based flap on the medial side of the lower leg is described. In ten cadaver dissections two perforating arteries from the posterior tibial artery were a constant finding and a flap has been designed based on these. It has been used successfully in four patients.

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