Background Fasciocutaneous reverse sural artery flap is a popular option to treat soft tissue defects in the distal leg, ankle, and foot region.
 Objective To compare results of reconstruction between above ankle below defect.
 Method It was retrospective study varied etiology for defect grouped as operated over period five years. Flap graft take-up, rate primary healing, margin necro...

Introduction: Traditionally in reconstruction of lower limb soft tissue defects, muscle flaps have been the ‘Gold Standard’ for Gustillo Anderson Grade III B fracture involving upper and middle third defects. Lower third defects were usually reconstructed with free flaps. Evolution in flap surgery has enabled fasciocutaneous, adipofascial and superthin flaps to be harvested for the purpose of r...

pilonidal disease affects mostly young men during work and educating years and bears a host of complications. after excision of the pilonidal sinus, some surgeons leave the wound open (secondary healing) and others close the wound primarily. the aim of this study is to compare mean duration of stay, length of operative procedure, length of time to return to work, wound infection rate, recurrenc...

This study sought to both assist in the selection of flaps for ischial pressure wound re-construction and to evaluate the overall complication rates associated with re-construction. A retrospective medical record review was conducted for 78 patients following the surgical re-construction of an ischial pressure sore. Records were reviewed for demographics, location of sores, methods of re-constr...

BACKGROUND Prefabricated composite free flaps have been described as a technique for reconstruction of laryngotracheal defects. METHODS We present a 74-year-old woman with recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) who was initially treated with thyroidectomy, tracheal resection, and subsequent vocal cord medialization. The patient's recurrent disease was treated with partial laryngectomy an...

BACKGROUND Soft tissue management around the lower third of the leg and foot presents a considerable challenge to the reconstructive plastic surgeon. The options in this region are limited. A durable flap is the preferred option for coverage of such defects. This descriptive study was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex and Said Anwar Medical Centre Peshawar over a period of 4 years to evalu...

Background: Several case studies have described the use of the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap as a pedicled flap for reconstruction of upper and lower ex tremities, or a free fasciocutaneous flap when a large amount of skin coverage is required for hemifacial atrophy, breast or head and neck reconstruction. Apparently, the anatomical findings of previous studies are relative...