DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2020.v06i02.007

Pages: 56-59

Proximal sural artery flap is one of the dependable options standing first on the list to reconstruct the knee defects. In our series of 9 cases which were done in between 2017-2020, for various knee defects following road traffic accidents, tumor exicision, metal exposure, proximal sural artery flap was used to resurface knee. Hand held Doppler was not used to locate perforators in any case. All the cases were performed without tourniquet. Results were quite satisfactory with near normal skin, thickness, color, and sensation. Execution of the procedure is relatively easy even in fatty individuals in comparison to the thigh flaps. Post operative complications were negligible, with no total flap loss in any case, with minimal donor site morbidity.