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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  14, Issue 2, April-June 2023, Pages 71-73
 

Original Article

Colorado Needle Assisted Cross-Leg Flap

Bhagyalakshmi1, Ravi Kumar Chittoria2, Barath Kumar Singh P3

1Intern, 2Professor, 3Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.14223.4

Abstract

Lower limb injuries are most commonly due to road traffic accidents which cause lower limb defects.The management of lower limb fractures is guided by the Gustilo-Anderson classification of injuries. Simple leg defects are covered by localflap and complex defects by free flap. Complex defects of the lower limbs which were unfit for free flap require management by conventional cross leg flap. Colorado needle allows meticulous dissection of flaps due to the sharp tip and increases the efficiency in raising the flaps.


Keywords : Colorado needle; Cross-leg flap; Lower limb defects; Flap elevation.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria