Table 1 Patient demographic data

No. of patients

82

Mean age (range)

36.5(18–65)

Mean body mass index, kg/m

22.5

Diabetes mellitus, no. (%)

12 (14.6)

Smoking, no. (%)

34 (41.5)

Previous radiotherapy, no. (%)

1 (1.2)

Defect location, no

 Medial malleolus

31

 External malleolus

8

 Lower tibia

32

 Middle tibia

11

Cause of the defect, no

 Infection

20

 Trauma

62

Gustilo-Anderson type (%)

 II

6 (7.3)

 IIIA

19 (23.2)

 IIIB

57 (69.5)

Defect size (cm²)

12.4

Source vessel

 anterior tibial artery

12

 posterior tibial artery

62

 peroneal artery

8

Complications

Vascular crisis. no.(%)

21 (25.6)

 artery

2

 vein

19

Infect. no.(%)

11 (13.4)

 Superficial infection

10

 Deep infection

1

Flaps necrosis. no. (%)

17 (20.7)

 Partial necrosis

11

 total necrosis

6

Aesthetic outcome

 5

2

 4

35

 3

37

 2

5

 1

3