Open AccessThe split tibialis anterior muscle flap - A simple solution for longitudinal middle third tibial defects
Author(s) -
Nikhil Panse,
Parag Sahasrabudhe,
G. S. Pande,
Ajay Chandanwale,
Rajendra Dhongde,
Lalit Rajpal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.96585
Subject(s) - medicine , tibialis anterior muscle , tibia , anatomy , surgery , transverse plane , skeletal muscle
The tibialis anterior flap is an underused flap, mainly because it is not an expendable muscle and is small in size.