Anatomy

Free Tissue Flaps

A mass of tissue that has been cut away from its surrounding areas to be used in TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A mass of tissue that has been cut away from its surrounding areas to be used in TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION.

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Classification

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Free Flaps
  • Free Tissue Transfer Flaps
  • Microsurgical Free Flaps
  • Flap, Free
  • Flap, Free Tissue
  • Flap, Microsurgical Free
  • Flaps, Free
  • Flaps, Free Tissue
  • Flaps, Microsurgical Free
  • Free Flap
  • Free Flap, Microsurgical
  • Free Flaps, Microsurgical
  • Free Tissue Flap
  • Microsurgical Free Flap
  • Tissue Flap, Free
  • Tissue Flaps, Free

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, blood supply, classification, economics, ethics, history, immunology, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, surgery, transplantation, trends, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Surgical Flaps (1979-2010)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. A10w.850.710w.500w
  2. E07w.862.710w.500w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Free Tissue Flaps. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058752. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058752
  2. Free Tissue Flaps. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_flap
  3. Free Tissue Flaps. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5871352