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Figure 4. View of a 13-year-old girl’s left leg after high tibial fracture and subsequent anterior compartment syndrome (A). An innervated gracilis muscle with a skin paddle was placed to reconstruct defect and function (B). View one year following reconstructive surgery (after excision of monitoring skin paddle) with the foot in plantar flexion (C). View one-year following reconstructive surgery showing dorsiflexion via a re-innervated gracilis muscle flap (D).