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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2018· item PMID:30097544

Cross-leg free flap for limb salvage in the setting of radiation. Limb salvage in an irradiated patient with limited recipient vessels leaves few options for reconstruction. Cross-leg free flaps have been used to reconstruct defects that would otherwise lead to amputation in patients with no ipsilateral recipient vessels. We present the first documented case of a cross-leg free flap for limb salvage in a radiated bed after infection and tumour resection.