Summary
Free tissue transfer has become as safe as many conventional pedicled flaps thanks to better microsurgical techniques. For extensive soft tissue defects, the latissimus dorsi muscle in combination with split skin grafting or skin islands is, in our opinion, the donor tissue of choice.
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Berger, A., Kunert, P. Free latissimus dorsi muscle transfer in extensive soft tissue defects of the lower leg. Eur J Plast Surg 10, 58–62 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00578373
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