Calf augmentation using free tram flap

✍ Scribed by Kenneth C.W. Hui; Feng Zhang; Lauren Greenberg; William C. Lineaweaver

• Book ID: 101267006
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 476 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0738-1085
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1999)19:5<227::aid-micr4>3.0.co;2-t

✦ Synopsis

Augmentation of the calf for correction of contour deformities has been most frequently performed utilizing silicone implants. Results of such implants have often been unsatisfactory. We report the case of a 27-year-old woman who chose the use of a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) free flap for correction of a left calf contour deformity from childhood polio. This is the first report of calf augmentation with the use of a TRAM free flap and excellent results were obtained.