Medical Gastrocnemius Muscle Flaps

Gastrocnemius Myocutaneous Flaps for Knee …

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Gastrocnemius flaps can be easily harvested with a planned skin paddle designed over the chosen muscle. This simple technique combines the advantages of muscular and fasciocutaneous flaps for knee joint area coverage. Perforator fasciocutaneous flap take a growing place in coverage of this localization in recent literature, but very few ...

Extended Medial Gastrocnemius Rotational Flap for …

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This flap type is classified as an extended medial gastrocnemius flap. 14 In two patients, the medial ½ of the soleus also was harvested as part of the rotational flap because of an …

Gastrocnemius Flap | Plastic Surgery Key

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Flap Anatomy ( Figure 50.1 and see Ch. 13 and Fig 13.3 , Fig 13.6 , Fig 13.9 , Fig 13.10 , Fig 13.11 , Fig 13.19 ) The gastrocnemius muscle has two heads: medial and …

Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap - Microsurgeon.Org

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Anatomical study of the medial gastrocnemius muscle …

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Background: The authors compared the arc of rotation of medial gastrocnemius flaps according to three methods: standard harvesting, dissection of the "pes anserinus" …

[The gastrocnemius muscle flaps] - PubMed

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Distally pedicled flap: the proximal tendinous origin of the medial or lateral gastrocnemius muscle is cut. Vascularization is assured by vascular anastomoses between the two …

The medial gastrocnemius flap | The PMFA Journal

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This classic muscle flap is now being used with increasing frequency following revision knee joint surgery. Following the Nahai and Mathes classification, the gastrocnemius …

Muscle Flap - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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The gastrocnemius muscle flap is readily available for knee coverage; however, it does not reliably cross the midline to the contralateral aspect of the knee or to the superior …

The Gastrocnemius Flap | SpringerLink

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The gastrocnemius muscle lies in the posterior superficial compartment of the leg, has two heads, and is one of the major plantar flexors of the foot. It is usually …

Frontiers | Reconstruction of complex knee wounds with …

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A gastrocnemius muscle flap is a versatile option for covering the proximal one-third of the lower leg and around the knee. On the other hand, it is of limited use in patients with …