Breast Reconstruction — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Osseocutaneous and sensory flaps are types of _____ flaps

Answer: composite

Flashcard 2: Pedicle and free flaps are types of _____ transfer flaps

Answer: distant

Flashcard 3: _____ are tissues that bring vascularity as they are transferred with their blood supply

Answer: Flaps

Flashcard 4: Cutaneous, musculocutaneous, and fasciocutaneous flaps are classifications based on _____ .

Answer: Tissue composition (constituents)

Extra: Flaps are generally classified by: 1. **Tissue composition**: Cutaneous, fasciocutaneous, musculocutaneous, osteocutaneous. 2. **Blood supply**: Random pattern (e.g., local skin flaps) vs. Axial pattern (e.g., groin flap). 3. **Proximity/Distance**: Local, regional, or distant. 4. **Transfer method**: Pedicled or Free.

Flashcard 5: The given image shows the pectoralis major flap, which is based on the _____ artery.

Answer: thoracoacromial

Flashcard 6: _____ knife is used to harvest a split skin aka Thiersch graft

Answer: Humbys

Flashcard 7: _____ is a synthetic non-absorbable monofilament suture material used in plastic surgery and exhibits a degree of plasticity

Answer: Polybutester

Flashcard 8: _____ is a type of avulsion where a large area of skin and subcutaneous tissue is torn off the skull.

Answer: Scalping

Flashcard 9: Thenar space is drained by incision on the webspace of _____

Answer: thumb

Flashcard 10: Based on its movement and the fact that the donor site is not adjacent to the defect, a thenar flap is classified as what type of flap?

Answer: Interpolation flap

Extra: An interpolation flap is a pivotal flap in which the donor site is not immediately adjacent to the defect, requiring the pedicle to cross over or under a bridge of intact skin. Examples include: 1. Thenar flap (for fingertip reconstruction) 2. Cross-finger flap 3. Forehead flap (for nasal reconstruction)