Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 28, 2026

Engineered Vascularized Muscle Flap
Published on: January 11, 2016
Open wound healing of the osseocutaneous fibula flap donor site
A M Fry1, A Patterson2, R L Orr1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL, UK.
Abstract:
Split skin grafts are the predominant method of closure for fibular flap donor sites. We present a novel approach to manage the donor site using the inter-related components of secondary intention healing: creation of a lattice to aid partial closure and compression dressings. The technique, which is widely used in dermatological surgery to manage cutaneous defects after operations for skin cancer, avoids the morbidity associated with the use of split skin grafts and enables early postoperative mobilisation.
Related Concept Videos
Phases of Wound Repair
Formation of Blood Clot
In case of deep injuries, trauma to blood vessels results in blood loss. In the meantime, phospholipids released from the ruptured endothelial cellular membrane are converted into arachidonic...
Healing II: Complications
Clinical Applications of Epidermal Stem Cells

