Extended posterior flap for transtibial amputation
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In situ Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap: A Rat Model of Myocutaneous Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Published on: June 8, 2013
Mathieu Assal1, Ryan Blanck, Douglas G Smith
1Department of Orthopedics, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Orthopedics
|September 6, 2005
Abstract:
This article presents a modified posterior flap technique for transtibial amputation, which includes a thick posterior fascio-myocutaneous flap at least 5 cm longer than the traditional flap, two separate layers of fascial closure, and proximal translation of the suture line.
