Gastrocnemius muscle flap including Achilles tendon after extensive patellectomy for soft tissue sarcoma

Toshihisa Osanai Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

, PhD , MD,

Takashi Tsuchiya Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan

Toshihiko Ogino Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan

Abstract

A 72-year-old man developed a soft-tissue sarcoma anterior to his left knee. The tumour was excised widely combined with an extensive patellectomy. A gastrocnemius flap including Achilles tendon was used successfully to cover the soft-tissue defect and to reconstruct the knee extensor mechanism.

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