Non-microsurgical bipedicled reverse sural fasciocutaneous flap with preservation of medial and lateral sural cutaneous nerve: Current surgical management of skin defect after traumatic Achilles tendon rupture - A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The challenging issue that still remains for reverse sural flap is the withstand of the flap against time, the width of coverage area, and the donor site morbidity such as pain after the medial or lateral sural cutaneous nerve harvested.

Presentation of case

A 55 years old male was suffered from traumatic Achilles tendon rupture for 3 months and was repaired with Krakow's technique in a medical center in Pemalang, Indonesia. After the surgery, the defect was revealed as another surgery was planned to cover the skin defect. The author had chosen the bipedicled reverse sural fasciocutaneous flap in regular basis which addressed the superiority and viability of the flap, thus the donor site morbidity was also concerned as the preservation of medial and lateral sura

SUBMITTER: Novriansyah R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7776118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature