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Wounds that overlie the greater trochanter are common and at times require flap coverage. Two local flaps are well suited for these defects. The tensor fascia lata (TFL) flap and the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap both have vascular origins from the lateral circumflex femoral artery and can be positioned proximally for hip coverage (Fig. 18.1).
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Taskindoust, M., Hollenbeck, S.T. (2020). Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Lateral Thigh and Hip. In: Hollenbeck, S., Arnold, P., Orgill, D. (eds) Handbook of Lower Extremity Reconstruction . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41035-3_18
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