Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

A study of transposition of reverse sural flaps and soleus muscle flaps in cases of traumatic lower limb fractures with large soft tissue defects.

Dr. Anand Kumar D. , Dr. Gujrathi Chanchal

Abstract :

This study aims to study the effects of transposition of reverse sural flaps and soleus muscle flaps in cases of traumatic lower limb fractures with large soft tissue defects. Methods: It’s a record based study in which the data of patients undergoing transposition of the soleus muscle for treating exposed bone in the leg and simultaneous sural flap were retrospectively analyzed from January 2016 to December 2018 in a tertiary hospital in western India. Results: During the suration of study a total of 22 patients with varying ages between 19 and 59 years (18 males and 4 females) were enrolled. The main initial injury was trauma (85%), consisting of tibia and/or fibula fractures. Conclusion: The use of soleus and reverse sural muscle flaps for the treatment of bone exposure gave satisfactory results in covering of exposed structures, favoring local vascularization and improving the initial injury.