[ sural flap: a study of 16 cases]

The sural flap is a fasciocutaneous flip pediculed on the sural nerve artery. This flap represent a good solution to cover soft tissue defects of the distal lower limb and proximal foot. 16 patients with age ranging from 12 to 45 years and with soft tissue defects of the lower leg due to various causes were treated with sural flap. On this basis we would like to reintroduce the safe and reliable use of the swat flap to treat large soft tissue defects of the distal lower limb and the proximal foot which sometimes is the only solution to cover those regions