OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the results obtained in the treatment of patients with cutaneous lesions smaller or equal to 20cm long by 10cm wide with the use of lateral arm flap extended distally to the lateral epicondyle of the elbow. METHODS: 23 patients underwent surgery, 69.5% of them male, 73.9% of traumatic origin, and the receiving region was the lower limb in 65.2% of cases. The age ranged from 6 to 62 years, with an average of 32 years. Minimum follow-up care was 5 months. RESULTS: We succeeded in 100% of cases. The size of flaps ranged from 9 to 20 cm in length, with an average of 14cm, and width, from 3 to 8cm, with an average of 5.5cm. The greatest distance between the lateral epicondyle and the distal flap was 8cm, ranging from 2cm to 8cm, with an average of 4.9cm. CONCLUSION: The lateral arm flap, extended distally to the lateral epicondyle of the elbow, was safe to cover cutaneous lesions of size equal to or smaller than 20cm long by 10cm wide, with the extension of the flap up to 8cm distal to the lateral epicondyle.
Clinical Trial; Anatomy; Surgical flaps
