Open AccessA simple method for predicting survival of pedicled skin flaps before completely raising them
Author(s) -
Satyanarayan Mishra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.90821
Subject(s) - medicine , vascularity , surgery , skin flap , necrosis , perforator flaps , pathology
Pedicled skin and fasciocutaneous flaps are commonly used in plastic surgery. Once such a flap is completely raised on its pedicle it becomes defenceless against any possible necrosis.