Extensor Digitorum Turn-Down Muscle Flap

Authors:
  • PAPhillip G. Arnold
    Phillip G. Arnold
  • DHDarryl J. Hodgkinson
    Darryl J. Hodgkinson
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Abstract
When the extensor digitorum longus, a multisegmentally vascular-supplied muscle, is rotated distally, its origin can be used for covering defects in the lower one third of the leg. This technique has been used successfully in 4 consecutive patients and resulted in osteomyelitic cavity obliteration in 3 and a stable skin coverage in all 4.