[ distally based posterolateral thigh fasciocutaneous flap a study of 6 cases]

The authors report a series of six patients who underwent couverage by the posterolateral thigh fasciocutaneous flap for cutaneous defects of the posterior surface of the knee. The defects were of various origin: post-traumatic in one case, post-infectious after excision of a phlegmon in a second case, and secondary to a release of a post bum retraction of the popliteal fossa in 4 cases. The majority of patients were men with an average age of 22 years. The patients were examined again about 2 years and a half later on average with results considered to be stable and of excellent quality on the cutaneous and functional level