Two propeller flaps in a distal lower leg with bilateral defects as a single-stage procedure: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Soft tissue defects in the lower leg often represent a therapeutic challenge. One of the treatment modalities is plastic reconstruction with a propeller flap. In our case report, we would like to present a case of a 75-year-old, multimorbid female patient who developed in the right distal lower leg, both medial and lateral, soft tissue defects after open reduction and internal fixation of a complex ankle fracture. She was treated by the single surgeon with two propeller flaps, one lateral and one medial, in the same operation. With this single-stage procedure, we achieved effective, long-term closure of the defect. It resulted in several advantages for the patient, including a shorter operation time compared to hypothetic two free flaps and no additional prolonged anesthesia. Also, defects

SUBMITTER: Stepniewski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11993176 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature