This study describes the treatment of two patients with recurrent, infected abdominal wall defects using bilateral delayed and tunnelled pedicled tensor fascia lata (TFL) myofascial flaps. TFL flaps ...

The flap was shaped in a tubular fashion over a catheter, so that the inner surface was aponeurotic, and the peritoneal surface, external. Then, after resection of approximately 0.5 cm from the dorsal ...

In the second case, Parietex Composite mesh was positioned underneath the TFL flap and allowed to incorporate. After a delay of 4 weeks, the flaps were harvested and tunnelled subcutaneously to repair ...