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Diagram showing the surgical steps for harvesting the profunda femoris artery perforator flap and gracilis muscle flap
(A) Preoperative design. We identified and marked the location of the perforator preoperatively. (B) After performing ostectomy at the bony prominence, we rotated the gracilis muscle to fill the dead space. (C) We covered the skin defect by performing transposition of the profunda femoris artery perforator (*) flap. (D) Postoperative image.
