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Synopsis ■ This chapter provides an overview of the angiosome concept and reviews the vascular anatomy of the body. The historical perspective summarizes the major progress in understanding the vascular basis and clinical applications of flaps in reconstructive surgery. ■…
Introduction A Brief History of Flaps The history of plastic surgery is in many ways a recapitulation of the history and corresponding evolution of flaps ( Fig. 2.1 ). The earliest flaps were, as would be considered today, random skin…