Biomaterial Database

Local flaps for resurfacing foot defects: a vascular perspective. 1982

M Lombardo, and J M Aquino

The authors present a thorough examination of the principles of skin flap design. Attention is focused on the vascular basis of skin flaps, their clinical application, and their advantages over other methods of soft tissue replacement.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012039	Regional Blood Flow	The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body.	Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D005528	Foot	The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE); METATARSUS; phalanges; and the soft tissues surrounding these bones.	Feet
D005531	Foot Deformities, Acquired	Distortion or disfigurement of the foot, or a part of the foot, acquired through disease or injury after birth.	Acquired Foot Deformities,Acquired Foot Deformity,Deformities, Acquired Foot,Deformity, Acquired Foot,Foot Deformity, Acquired
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D016038	Skin Transplantation	The grafting of skin in humans or animals from one site to another to replace a lost portion of the body surface skin.	Dermatoplasty,Grafting, Skin,Transplantation, Skin,Dermatoplasties,Graftings, Skin,Skin Grafting,Skin Graftings,Skin Transplantations,Transplantations, Skin

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