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Coverage of Exposed Bone of the Lateral Malleolus With a Proximally Based Lateral Malleolar Perforator Flap
Caroline W van der Zee1, Esther Moerman1, Robert Haverlag2
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The treatment of soft tissue defects of the ankle, combined with an implant-related infection, remains a challenge. The present case report illustrates the use of a pedicled perforator flap for soft tissue reconstruction to cover a postoperative defect at the lateral malleolus after an ankle fracture.
