Medial-Based Myofasciocutaneous Flap Above Knee Amputation
This is a case of a 62-year-old man with significant peripheral vascular disease who presented with chronic nonhealing full-thickness ulcerations along his right lower leg, now progressed to deep infection with systemic involvement. This review describes an above knee amputation with a medial-based myofasciocutaneous flap, which was chosen due to its dependency on the less-diseased vascular supply from the obturator artery. The anatomic dissection and myodesis technique are methodical and reproducible for all surgeons.
Authors
- Wei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-0814)
- Christopher G. Finkemeier
Institutions
- Digital Video (Italy) (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2025-07-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bot.0000000000002987
- Primary Topic
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00