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The primary goals for reconstruction of the knee and proximal leg include restoration of durable soft issue coverage and anatomical motion of the limb. Flap failure and the inability to achieve definitive soft tissue closure can lead to joint or hardware exposure and ultimately, amputation above the knee. As opposed to more distal lower extremity wounds, pedicled muscle flaps provide the workhorse for reconstruction [1].
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Googe, B., Songcharoen, S.J., Arnold, P.B. (2020). Knee and Proximal Lower Leg Wounds. 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_12
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