Regional Flaps — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ flaps are longer flaps based on known blood vessels supplying the skin, which enables them to be moved safely across large distances

Answer: Axial

Flashcard 2: Osseocutaneous and sensory flaps are types of _____ flaps

Answer: composite

Flashcard 3: _____ flaps often skin with bone or muscle is transferred with the flap (osseocutaneous or myocutaneous flaps, respectively)

Answer: Composite

Flashcard 4: 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)

Flashcard 5: _____ are tissues that bring vascularity as they are transferred with their blood supply

Answer: Flaps

Flashcard 6: _____ flaps are local flaps that ignore blood vessel paths

Answer: Random pattern

Flashcard 7: _____ flaps are local flaps that respect blood vessel paths

Answer: Axial

Flashcard 8: The given image shows the pectoralis major flap, which is based on the _____ artery.

Answer: thoracoacromial

Flashcard 9: _____ knife is used to harvest a split skin aka Thiersch graft

Answer: Humbys

Flashcard 10: _____ is a synthetic non-absorbable monofilament suture material used in plastic surgery and exhibits a degree of plasticity

Answer: Polybutester