Chimeric functional latissimus flap transfer to restore ankle dorsiflexion following a traumatic defect of the lower leg: a case report

J Reconstr Microsurg. 2014 May;30(4):279-82. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1361929. Epub 2014 Jan 7.

Authors

Ketan M Patel¹, Matthew Mantell², Michael Sosin³, Praful Ramineni⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
² Department of Orthopaedics, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
³ Division of General Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
⁴ Division of Plastic Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia.

PMID: 24399694
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1361929

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Ankle / physiopathology
Ankle / surgery*
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Free Tissue Flaps* / blood supply
Graft Survival
Humans
Leg Injuries / physiopathology
Leg Injuries / surgery*
Male
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Recovery of Function
Superficial Back Muscles* / transplantation
Transplantation Chimera*
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing