Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case report
A gastrocnemius muscle flap is a versatile option for covering the proximal one-third of the lower leg and around the knee. On the other hand, it is of limited use in patients with short gastrocnemius muscle or insufficient volume. The authors present a case in which a knee soft tissue defect occurr...
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| author | Hyeokjae Kwon Hyeokjae Kwon Seokui Lee Sunje Kim Seung Han Song Seung Han Song Sang-Ha Oh Sang-Ha Oh Joo-hak Kim Hyunwoo Kyung Hyunwoo Kyung Ho Jik Yang Yooseok Ha Yooseok Ha |
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| description | A gastrocnemius muscle flap is a versatile option for covering the proximal one-third of the lower leg and around the knee. On the other hand, it is of limited use in patients with short gastrocnemius muscle or insufficient volume. The authors present a case in which a knee soft tissue defect occurred in a very thin patient and was reconstructed using a gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap and a distally based gracilis flap as a supplementary flap. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3932da24c673497f943d023c674d48042023-02-10T15:41:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Surgery2296-875X2023-02-011010.3389/fsurg.2023.11099361109936Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case reportHyeokjae Kwon0Hyeokjae Kwon1Seokui Lee2Sunje Kim3Seung Han Song4Seung Han Song5Sang-Ha Oh6Sang-Ha Oh7Joo-hak Kim8Hyunwoo Kyung9Hyunwoo Kyung10Ho Jik Yang11Yooseok Ha12Yooseok Ha13Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South KoreaA gastrocnemius muscle flap is a versatile option for covering the proximal one-third of the lower leg and around the knee. On the other hand, it is of limited use in patients with short gastrocnemius muscle or insufficient volume. The authors present a case in which a knee soft tissue defect occurred in a very thin patient and was reconstructed using a gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap and a distally based gracilis flap as a supplementary flap.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1109936/fullcase reportsplastic surgery proceduressurgical flapslower extremityknee |
| spellingShingle | Hyeokjae Kwon Hyeokjae Kwon Seokui Lee Sunje Kim Seung Han Song Seung Han Song Sang-Ha Oh Sang-Ha Oh Joo-hak Kim Hyunwoo Kyung Hyunwoo Kyung Ho Jik Yang Yooseok Ha Yooseok Ha Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case report Frontiers in Surgery case reports plastic surgery procedures surgical flaps lower extremity knee |
| title | Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case report |
| title_full | Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case report |
| title_short | Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap: A case report |
| title_sort | reconstruction of complex knee wounds with a distally based gracilis flap and gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap a case report |
| topic | case reports plastic surgery procedures surgical flaps lower extremity knee |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1109936/full |
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