Cross-leg free flaps and cross-leg vascular cable bridge flaps for lower limb salvage: experience before and after COVID-19.
Pedro CiudadJoseph M EscandónOscar J ManriqueLilyan LlancaCésar ReynagaHoracio F MayerPublished in: European journal of plastic surgery (2023)
In selected patients, CLFFs and CLVCBFs offer an optimal alternative for lower limb salvage using recipient vessels out of the zone of injury from the contralateral limb. Modification in the surgical protocols can decrease improve resource allocation in the setting of severely ill patients during COVID-19.Level of evidence: Level III, Therapeutic.