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.

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Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
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2025-07-18
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https://doi.org/10.1097/bot.0000000000002987
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Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
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Medial-Based Myofasciocutaneous Flap Above Knee Amputation

Wei Wu, Christopher G. Finkemeier
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
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Medial-Based Myofasciocutaneous Flap Above Knee Amputation

Wei Wu, Christopher G. Finkemeier
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Abstract

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.

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