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Perforator Relocation in Free Style Local Perforator Flaps
Nikhil Panse *1 , Parag Sahasrabudhe2 , Namrata Joshi3
1- Department of Plastic Surgery, BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune, India; , nikhil.panse@rediffmail.com
2- Department of Plastic Surgery, BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune, India;
3- Department of Surgery, BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune, India
Abstract:   (8067 Views)
Local perforator flaps have evolved over the time to provide complete and stable coverage of soft tissue defects. Technical advances and experience with the perforator flaps have allowed the harvest of local perforator flaps in a free style manner by offering greater freedom in flap selection. We have proposed a technical modification in the harvest of a perforator flap by relo-cating the perforator to an anatomically favorable location. This has led to decreased traction over the perforator and provided some amount of added length to the perforator.
Keywords: Perforator relocation; Free style local perforator; Flap
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Special
ePublished: 2013/01/15
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