Clinical Study

The Versatility of Perforator-Based Propeller Flap for Reconstruction of Distal Leg and Ankle Defects

Table 1

Patient summary.

PatientAge (yrs)/sexLocation of defectDefect size (cm)Perforator source vesselFollowup (months)Complications

122/MLateral malleolus Peroneal15None
216/MLateral malleolus Peroneal11None
318/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial2Transient venous
congestion
438/MAnterior lower tibia Post. tibial4None
540/MLateral malleolus Peroneal10Partial flap
necrosis
670/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial6None
752/MAnterior lower tibia Post. tibial18None
836/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial18None
946/MAntero medial Post. tibial7None
lower tibia
1040/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial2Marginal wound
Diabeticdehiscence
1122/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial12None
1236/MLateral malleolus Peroneal24None
1355/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial10Transient venous
congestion
1426/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial8None
1538/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial10None
1640/MLateral malleolus Peroneal14None
1751/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial16None
1834/MLateral malleolus Peroneal5None
1927/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial18None
2056/MMedial malleolus Post. tibial12None