Biomaterial Database

Single-lobe rotation flaps. 1995

G L Dockery

Northwest Podiatric Foundation for Education and Research, Seattle, WA 98115-2108.

The basic principles of a single-lobe flap are discussed along with the description of a modified slide-swing rotational flap. This rotation flap is called the Schrudde flap, and it has many applications in the treatment of skin defects of the foot and ankle. This rotation skin flap procedure provides excellent end results with high patient acceptance.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005534	Foot Diseases	Anatomical and functional disorders affecting the foot.	Foot Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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