Free Gracilis Muscle Flap for Sarcoma Reconstruction: 19 Years of Clinical Experience

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(a) A 51-year-old man presented with Merkel cell carcinoma. Wide local excision of the lesion was first covered with a skin graft. This became infected, requiring a free gracilis muscle flap for coverage 17 days later. (b) The immediate postoperative result. (c) Excellent healing at 6-month follow-up. Atrophy of the muscle has begun to restore the contour of the ankle. (d) Twenty-two-month follow-up showing the aesthetic result representative of most outcomes in this series.

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