Abstract

We present the discovery of free vascularised sartorius tendo-cutaneous flap or vascularised Sartorius tendon graft to potentially reconstruct traumatic hand tendon defect or Achilles tendon in pediatric cases. It is based on the perforators from descending genicular artery, saphenous artery and its venous drainage is by the accompanying vena comitans and long saphenous vein. This flap has a potential to provide good skin coverage; a vascularised tendon graft and restore function in hand tendon and Achilles tendon injuries with less obvious scar at the donor site. Search terms: Pediatrics, surgical flaps; tendons and blood supply, tendons and transplantation, hand injuries.