[Surgical treatment of extensive and deep defects of crural soft tissues using the gastrocnemius muscle and skin flaps].

The article discusses a method for surgical treatment of extensive and deep defects in the soft tissues of the leg by plasty with a gastrocnemius musculocutaneous graft taken from the contralateral limb. The operation was conducted in two stages. It is emphasized that if all the described technical details are followed, the postoperative period will be uncomplicated and the outcome of the operation will be good.