Zhongguo gu shang = China journal of orthopaedics and traumatology
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To summarize clinical application of the sural medial gastrocnemius island muscle flap to cover wound of infection on upper region of the tibial. ⋯ The sural medial gastrocnemius island muscle flap is nourished by the medial sural artery. The muscle flaps seem to have highly vascularize, a constant vascular anatomy and a long vascular pedicle. The muscle flap is thin and suitable for repairing soft tissue defect on the upper region of the tibial.