[Interest of using muscle flaps in the coverage of small ankle and distal leg defects].

The author reports his experience and the interest in using small pedicled muscle flaps in the coverage of small cutaneous size defects around the ankle and the distal leg. In such defects, the bad cutaneous status often precludes the use of fasciocutaneous flaps, and the use of wider muscle pedicled flaps or even free flaps is excessive. Because of their small sizes, the muscles used in our series, often considered as accessories, appear very useful.