Successful reconstruction of an ankle defect with free tissue transfer in a hemophilia A patient with repetitive hemoarthrosis: A case report

Figure 1 A 48-year-old man with an open wound on the right anterior ankle. A: Preoperative view; B: Intraoperative view. A right anterolateral thigh (ALT) perforator free flap was harvested; C: ALT perforator free flap inset for coverage of the anterior ankle defect; D: Postoperative 9 mo view (anterior); E: Postoperative 9 mo view (lateral) showing the decreased bulkiness of the flap. Ongoing hematologic tests showed normal results, and the wound recovered without any surgical complications.