[Clinical application of sural neurocutaneous island flaps].

Objective: To explore the clinical application characteristics of sural neurocutaneous island flaps.

Methods: Sural neurocutaneous island flaps were used to repair the skin defect accompanied bone and tendon exposure in the lower leg, around the ankle and foot in 21 cases, including 4 cases to repair the foreside of the foot back . Direct flap was used in 5 cases and reverse flap in 16 cases.

[The expanded cross-leg flap for repairing the soft tissue defects of the instep].

Objective: To explore the clinical application of the expanded cross-leg flap for repairing instep soft tissue defects with bone exposure.

Methods: The expanded cross-leg flap was used to repair instep defects in 10 patients. After flap transferring the donor site was closed directly without skin grafting.