Skew Flap vs Long Posterior Flap for Below Knee Amputation Early and Short- Term Outcomes

Below knee amputations (BKAs) are frequently performed among vascular patients with end stage chronic limb threatening ischemia and / or complications of diabetes and diabetic foot infections and gangrene, It may also be necessary for patients with aggressive diabetic foot infections or gangrene, or both; for those with extensive venous ulceration; or following major trauma. and in the case of extremity sepsis. There is two main methods for constructing the myocutaneous flaps in below knee amputation; the long posterior flap (LPF) and skew flap (SF).