Flap reconstruction of the knee: A review of current concepts and a proposed algorithm

Figure 3 Patient with anterior compartment syndrome and vascular (femoral-popliteal) bypass, presented with skin and soft tissue defect over the lateral aspect of the knee. A: The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral vessels was dissected as recipients (arrow); B: The contralateral vastus lateralis muscle was dissected as a free flap and was anastomosed in end-to-end fashion to the distal end of the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral vessels; C: Satisfactory healing and contour achieved.