Treatment of defects and instable skin scars on heavily exposed parts of the leg

Abstract

The authors report a series of 41 patients subjected to a transfer of the sensitive fasciocutaneous flap to a defect or to instable skin scars on the leg. Described are immediate as well as longterm surgical results in relation to the sensitivity of the transferred flap and the condition of the donnor site of the flap.

Keywords

• Defects and instable skin scars of the leg
• Microsurgery
• Sensitive flap