[Free flap of the rectus abdominis muscle in covering of tissue defects of the lower limb]


Published online: Mar 27 1994

B C Coessens, and J P Van Geertruyden.

Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Hôpital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique.

Abstract

The rectus abdominis is one of the free flaps available to reconstruct soft tissue defects of the lower limb. After a short description of anatomy and surgical technique we report 7 recent cases showing the versatility and reliability of this flap. It may be used to cover large soft tissue defects without functional or esthetic sequelae at the donor site.

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