Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

ENHANCING THE SURVIVAL OF INFERIORLY BASED FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAPS IN COVERAGE OF LOWER LIMB DEFECTS

Dr. S. Prakash, Dr. V. P. Ramanan

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OBJECTIVE: To study the role of delay in inferiorly based fasciocutaneous flaps in coverage of lower limb defects. METHODS: 30 Patients with lower limb defects from knee to heel were studied from january 2018 to january 2019.All inferiorly based fasciocutaneous flaps ranging from lateral genicular artery flap for knee defects,medial and lateral inferiorly based flaps for middle and lower third leg defects,reverse sural flap for calcaneal defects were done after delay and their results were analyzed. RESULTS : All 30 flaps survived and served their purpose. 6 flaps had flap tip necrosis. CONCLUSION : The process of delay significantly enhanced the survival of inferiorly based fasciocutaneous flaps in coverage of lower limb defects

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ENHANCING THE SURVIVAL OF INFERIORLY BASED FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAPS IN COVERAGE OF LOWER LIMB DEFECTS, DR.S.PRAKASH, DR.V.P. RAMANAN INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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