The saphenous flap called the Acland's flap. Report of 2 cases

The authors present two cases of Acland's flap. This flap described and published in 1981, is a very good flap, but the myocutaneous flaps have limited its use. However, the authors believe that there are indications for this saphenous flap. The vascular supply for this flap is a saphenous arte...

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Published inAnnales de chirurgie plastique et esthétique Vol. 35; no. 4; p. 313
Main Authors Regnard, P J, Bensa, P, Zilliox, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 1990
Subjects
Aged
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Surgery, Plastic
Surgical Flaps
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Summary:The authors present two cases of Acland's flap. This flap described and published in 1981, is a very good flap, but the myocutaneous flaps have limited its use. However, the authors believe that there are indications for this saphenous flap. The vascular supply for this flap is a saphenous artery, the last branch of the femoral artery, before it becomes the popliteal artery. The authors report two cases: one neurovascular island flap for the posterior side of the knee, and the other case is a free flap for forearm. This flap is part of a particularly rich arterial network on the medial side of the thigh and of the knee. Masquelet, in 1986, showed that it is possible to raise a periosteal flap or a vascularized tendon flap.
ISSN:0294-1260
1768-319X