Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Table of Contents J Reconstr Microsurg 2014; 30(04): 279-282DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1361929 Letter to the Editor: Short Reports Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Chimeric Functional Latissimus Flap Transfer to Restore Ankle Dorsiflexion following a Traumatic Defect of the Lower Leg: A Case Report Authors Author Affiliations Ketan M. Patel 1 Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia Matthew Mantell 2 Department of Orthopaedics, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia Michael Sosin 3 Division of General Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia Praful Ramineni 4 Division of Plastic Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) Full Text References References 1 Yazar S, Lin C-H, Wei F-C. One-stage reconstruction of composite bone and soft-tissue defects in traumatic lower extremities. Plast Reconstr Surg 2004; 114 (6) 1457-1466 2 Patel KM, Economides JM, Franklin B, Sosin M, Attinger C, Ducic I. Correlating patient-reported outcomes and ambulation success following microsurgical lower extremity reconstruction in comorbid patients. Microsurgery 2013; ; in press 3 Chung KC, Saddawi-Konefka D, Haase SC, Kaul G. A cost-utility analysis of amputation versus salvage for Gustilo type IIIB and IIIC open tibial fractures. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009; 124 (6) 1965-1973 4 Hallock GG. Restoration of quadriceps femoris function with a dynamic microsurgical free latissimus dorsi muscle transfer. Ann Plast Surg 2004; 52 (1) 89-92 5 Lin CH, Lin YT, Yeh JT, Chen CT. Free functioning muscle transfer for lower extremity posttraumatic composite structure and functional defect. Plast Reconstr Surg 2007; 119 (7) 2118-2126 6 Wechselberger G, Pichler M, Pülzl P, Schoeller T. Free functional rectus femoris muscle transfer for restoration of extension of the foot after lower leg compartment syndrome. Microsurgery 2004; 24 (6) 437-441 7 Kobayashi S, Sekiguchi J, Sakai Y, Ohmori K. Functioning free muscle transplantation to the lower leg. J Reconstr Microsurg 1995; 11 (5) 319-325 8 Yeap JS, Singh D, Birch R. A method for evaluating the results of tendon transfers for foot drop. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2001; 383 (383) 208-213 9 Tachi M, Toriyabe S, Imai Y, Takeda A, Hirabayashi S, Sekiguchi J. Versatility of chimeric flap based on thoracodorsal vessels incorporating vascularized scapular bone and latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap in reconstructing lower-extremity bone defects due to osteomyelitis. J Reconstr Microsurg 2010; 26 (6) 417-424 10 Kim SW, Youn S, Kim JD, Kim JT, Hwang KT, Kim YH. Reconstruction of extensive lower limb defects with thoracodorsal axis chimeric flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 2013; 132 (2) 470-479
