Anatomy

Perforator Flap

A mass of tissue for transplantation that includes the skin and/or the SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, and the perforating blood vessel that traverses the underlying tissue to supply blood to the skin. Perforator flaps are named after the anatomical region or muscle from where they are transplanted and/or the perforating blood vessel.

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Abstract

A mass of tissue for transplantation that includes the skin and/or the SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, and the perforating blood vessel that traverses the underlying tissue to supply blood to the skin. Perforator flaps are named after the anatomical region or muscle from where they are transplanted and/or the perforating blood vessel.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Perforator Flaps
  • Flap, Perforator
  • Flaps, Perforator

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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

2013

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Previous Indexing

  • Surgical Flaps (1994-2012)

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  1. A10w.850.710w.750w
  2. E07w.862.710w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perforator Flap. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D061525. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D061525
  2. Perforator Flap. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perforator_flaps
  3. Perforator Flap. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7168177