Flap Surgery Principles — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: In _____ flaps, the blood supply is isolated, disconnected, and then reconnected using microsurgery at the new site.

Answer: Free (Free tissue transfer)

Flashcard 2: _____ flaps bears no specific relationship to where the blood supply enters

Answer: Random

Flashcard 3: Pedicle and free flaps are types of _____ transfer flaps

Answer: distant

Flashcard 4: _____ flaps often skin with bone or muscle is transferred with the flap (osseocutaneous or myocutaneous flaps, respectively)

Answer: Composite

Flashcard 5: _____ flaps are local flaps that ignore blood vessel paths

Answer: Random pattern

Flashcard 6: 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 7: The given image shows the pectoralis major flap, which is based on the _____ artery.

Answer: thoracoacromial

Flashcard 8: _____ knife is used to harvest a split skin aka Thiersch graft

Answer: Humbys

Flashcard 9: _____ is a synthetic non-absorbable monofilament suture material used in plastic surgery and exhibits a degree of plasticity

Answer: Polybutester

Flashcard 10: _____ is a type of avulsion where a large area of skin and subcutaneous tissue is torn off the skull.

Answer: Scalping