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Random Pattern Cutaneous Flaps

Chapter Summary Random pattern flaps are ideal closures for surgical wounds that will neither predictably heal by second intention nor be easily repaired by direct linear closure. For each operative wound, several flaps may be suitable, but one will likely…

Rotation Flaps

A rotation flap employs an arciform incision adjacent to an operative wound in order to recruit laxity from multiple directions and redirect flap closure tension. Adjacent tissue laxity assists flap rotation into the primary defect, and the tension vector is…