Getting the most from the soleus muscle.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-1996
Abstract
The bipennate soleus muscle has properly become entrenched as the muscle flap of choice for coverage of the middle third of the leg. Yet its potential versatility in fulfilling many other indications has been understated. With minor alterations in the methodology for transfer, often the reach of the muscle can be extended to more proximal or even distal defects in lieu of more complex solutions. Function preservation with hemisoleus flaps, the possibility of a cutaneous version, and use as a dynamic muscle demonstrate the diversity of additional alternatives. The merit of several techniques for augmenting circulation to the unreliable "reversed" soleus flap further prove the limitations of this option. Recognizing that we can often "get more" from the soleus muscle than traditionally considered deserves reemphasis.
Volume
36
Issue
2
First Page
139
Last Page
146
ISSN
0148-7043
Published In/Presented At
Hallock G. G. (1996). Getting the most from the soleus muscle. Annals of plastic surgery, 36(2), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-199602000-00006
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8919376
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article