Proximally based lateral forearm fasciocutaneous flap for elbow coverage of post burn defect

ABSTRACT

Twenty-two patients suffering from postburn contracted elbow, 15 females and 7 males during the period from June 2002 to July 2004. Their ages ranged from 3 to 33 years with mean 17.9 years. All patients' elbow defect after releasing of the contracture were covered by the proximally based lateral forearm fasciocutaneous flap, the split thickness skin graft is applied over the flap donor site in 4 from 22 patients and the remaining 18 patients' flap donor site is closed by suturing the edge. Flap survival was 100 per cent and graft take on the flap donor site was excellent