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2022
Year :2022 Month : March-April Volume : 11 Issue : 2 Page : SS01 - SS04

Distally Based Peroneus Brevis Muscle Flap for Soft Tissue Reconstruction in Lower Third of Leg: A Case Series

Published: April 1, 2022 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2022/53718.2784
Correspondence Address :
Tanvi Rao, Jonathan Victor, J Vijay, PP Lingam,
Tanvi Rao,
Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Pondichery Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet-605014, Puducherry, India.
E-mail: raoatanvi@gmail.com
Introduction: Covering soft tissue defects in the distal part of leg and ankle is difficult. Most of the flaps used in reconstructing these defects are bulky and aesthetically unpleasing. The peroneus brevis muscle flap is ideal for covering these defects and providing an aesthetically better outcome. Peroneus brevis is a muscle located in the lateral compartment of the leg. It can be used for covering defects over the ankle and distal part of the leg without causing loss of function. This study was done to assess the surgical technique and clinical outcomes in the use of this muscle flap. This case series presents the authors’ experience of six cases of distally based peroneus brevis muscle flap. Three of the six patients were found to have superficial flap necrosis. Two of these three was treated with debridement and Split Skin Grafting (SSG) while one was managed conservatively with daily dressings. This flap is simple, easy to rise and useful in covering small defects of 3-4 cm width in the distal part of the leg and ankle. The donor site to be closed primarily leaving behind only a thin linear scar. Overtime the flap thins down and gives good cosmetic results. Donor site morbidity is minimal as the peroneus longus muscle is preserved and thus the function of the foot (plantar flexion and foot eversion) is intact. The distally based peroneus brevis flap is a reliable flap for covering defects over the distal one third of the leg, the upper half of the medial and lateral malleoli and the posterior aspect of the heel.
 
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