Open AccessPropeller Flaps and Its Outcomes - A Prospective Study of 15 Cases Over Two-years
Author(s) -
K T Ramesha,
Jyothish Vijay,
M Shankarappa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/6084.3947
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , propeller , prospective cohort study , soft tissue , plastic surgery , general surgery , marine engineering , engineering
Cover flaps are needed in management of any bodily defect involving bone, tendon, nerve & vessels. The major objective of a plastic surgeon, facing a complex soft-tissue defect, is to replace "like with like" tissues at minimal donor site "cost" and with maximal accuracy & efficacy.