Island pedicular fascio-cutaneous flaps in covering the cutaneous defect in the knee and shinbone

ABSTRACT

We describe 5 case in which an island posterior calf fasciocutaneous flap used to cover defects over the knee and tibia. 5 posterior calf fasciocutaneous flaps survived completely. We have found that it offers some advantages over the gastrocnemius. These include a greater flexibility of size and shape, a large arc of rotation to reach suprapatellar defects, the provision of sensate skin with protective though crude sensation, lees bulk, and the avoidance of twitch