Use of a pedicled fillet foot flap for knee preservation in severe lower extremity trauma: A case report and literature review

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2015 Oct 27;2(3-4):73-6. doi: 10.3109/23320885.2015.1102067. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

We report the sequential use of a pedicled fillet foot flap in a clinical case of complex bilateral lower extremity trauma to achieve stable wound closure, maximizing length preservation and gait rehabilitation. In addition, we perform a literature review of the use of fillet foot flaps in lower extremity trauma.

Keywords: Fillet foot flap; lower extremity trauma; microsurgery; spare part surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports