Plastic Surgery Key

The Medial Plantar Flap Arash Momeni Subhro K. Sen DEFINITION The medial plantar flap is suitable for reconstruction of heel and lateral plantar defects.1,2 The medial plantar flap is harvested…

Soft Tissue Coverage of Thigh—Free Flaps Ulrich Kneser Thomas Kremer DEFINITION Soft tissue defects of the thigh requiring free flap reconstruction are rare, because of a sufficient soft tissue envelope…

Soft Tissue Reconstruction With Propeller Flaps Adam Jacoby John T. Stranix Pierre Saadeh DEFINITION Propeller flaps represent one of the most recent technical advances in perforator flap dissection. Propeller flaps…

Keystone and Related Perforator Flaps Michael W. Findlay DEFINITION Keystone flaps encompass a group of related fasciocutaneous flaps first devised by Behan that share a common geometric design (a keystone…

Motor Branch of Masseter for Innervation of Free Muscle Flap Michael J. A. Klebuc DEFINITION The descending branch of the motor nerve to the masseter muscle (CN V) can be…

Flap Coverage of Fingertip Injuries Kate Elzinga Kevin C. Chung DEFINITION Fingertip injuries are defined as injuries that occur distal to the insertion of the flexor and extensor tendons of…

Second Toe to Thumb Transfer John R. Lien Kevin C. Chung DEFINITION The thumb is critical for hand function. Toe to thumb transfer is a composite tissue microsurgical reconstructive option…

Soft Tissue Coverage of the Thigh—Pedicled Rectus Flap Brock Lanier Alex Wong DEFINITION Soft tissue defects of the thigh can involve critical anatomy including the neurovascular structures of the femoral…

Soft Tissue Coverage of Lower Leg—Soleus Flap Rahim Nazerali Lee L. Q. Pu DEFINITION Mathes and Nahai type II muscle Most commonly proximally based pedicled flap, but a distally based…

Ankle Reconstruction With Free Flap Sean S. Li Ahmed Suliman Deepak M. Gupta DEFINITION The ankle has limited soft tissue for protection of vital structures, and trauma or tumor extirpation…