[Reconstruction in Achilles tendon rupture and simultaneous covering of a skin and soft tissue defect using the myocutaneous gastrocnemius sliding flap].

A functioning Achilles tendon with soft tissue reconstruction in one stage is presented. The medial and lateral gastrocnemius musculocutaneous unit can be raised as a neurovascular sliding flap with split-thickness skin graft closure of the defect in the popliteal fossa.