A 61-year-old man sustained a left olecranon avulsion fracture after he tripped and fell, landing on his left elbow. His repair was complicated by staphylococcus aureus wound infection requiring removal of hardware, debridement and negative pressure wound therapy. A free ALT perforator flap based on the oblique branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery was used for soft tissue coverage once the infection was cleared. Two months after coverage active elbow flexion is 140° (range, 0° to 140°) ().
Case 4. A 35-year-old male sustained loss of anterior elbow soft tissue in a workplace accident. This exposed underlying tendons, vessels, and nerves. The large defect was resurfaced with a free ALT fasciocutaneous flap with a cuff of vastus lateralis muscle (). In 12 months postoperatively, the patient has excellent contour and 110° ROM.