[Use of muscular and cutaneous fascial flaps in treatment of open tibial fracture with soft tissue defects].

Owen experience in treatment of 14 patients with tibial fracture complicated by wasted soft tissue defect is presented. External fixation has been combined with transposition of medial head of gastrocnemius, soleus muscle or transposition of cutaneous fascial flap has healed the infection ceased and the fracture united in all cases. Encouraging results prove efficacy and usefulness of this method.