Contracture of the elbow is a common sequela of burn injury. Numerous methods have been suggested for release, including grafting, Z-plasty, Y-V flaps, local or distant fasciocutaneous flaps, muscle or myocutaneous flaps, free flaps, tissue expanders. In this article we present the results of anatomy research about the cutaneous perforator branch in the elbow and the application of the propeller flap method in 12 cases of postburn elbow contracture.