Soft Tissue Coverage of Lower Leg—Soleus Flap
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
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…
Ulnar Artery Perforator Flap
Ulnar Artery Perforator Flap Kate Elzinga Kevin C. Chung DEFINITION The ulnar artery perforator flap was first described by Becker as a pedicled flap based on the dorsal branch of…
Pedicled and Free Groin Flap
Pedicled and Free Groin Flap Mark Morris Kevin C. Chung DEFINITION A free flap requires the transfer of tissue from one body site to another, with anastomosis of arterial and…
Index Finger Pollicization for Hypoplastic Thumb
Index Finger Pollicization for Hypoplastic Thumb Amir H. Taghinia Brian I. Labow Joseph Upton DEFINITION The thumb is the functional keystone of the hand. The basic hand unit has three…
Keystone Flaps
Keystone Flaps Theodore A. Kung Peter Neligan DEFINITION The keystone flap is a versatile fasciocutaneous flap that transfers available soft tissue to an adjacent defect and can be designed anywhere…
Soft Tissue Coverage of the Knee: Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap
Soft Tissue Coverage of the Knee: Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap Hani Sbitany DEFINITION Soft tissue defects around the knee, or the anterior third of the tibia, often cannot be treated with…
Posterior Interosseous Artery Flap
Posterior Interosseous Artery Flap Kate Elzinga Kevin C. Chung DEFINITION The posterior interosseous artery (PIA) flap is a perforator flap used for coverage of upper extremity defects. Its harvest avoids…
Repair of Flank and Lumbar Defects
Repair of Flank and Lumbar Defects Sergey Y. Turin Chad A. Purnell Gregory A. Dumanian DEFINITION A defect in the flank/lumbar region of the abdominal wall can be a challenging…
Free Lateral Arm Flap
Free Lateral Arm Flap John R. Lien Kevin C. Chung DEFINITION The lateral arm flap is a reliable septofasciocutaneous flap for local and free tissue transfer. Originally described for reconstructive…
