Background: The defects in the leg is one of the most important challenges facing
reconstructive surgeons because of the lack of soft tissue covering the front surface of the
leg and the lack of blood perfusion in the lower third of the leg. The mu
scle and
fasciocutaneous flaps are one of the most important reconstruction options as there have
been no local studies about this method so far.
Objective: Evaluation of methods of reconstruction the defects of the soft tissues of
the leg using the muscle flaps and fasciocutaneous flaps and comparing them with the
international studies.
Methods: The study included 25 patients undergoing transposition of the
gastrocnemius and / or soleus flaps, sural flaps for treating soft tissues in the leg, from
2015 to 2017 in both Al-Asaad and Tishreen University hospitals in Lattakia , gathering
information on the etiology the lesion, the time of reconstruction, the flap used to cover the
lesion, and the function of the gastrocnemius-soleus unit, and the following Sensory
disorders.