"Perforator Flap" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D061525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.850.710.750 E07.862.710.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Perforator Flap- Perforator Flap
- Flap, Perforator
- Flaps, Perforator
- Perforator Flaps
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perforator Flap" by people in Profiles.
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Management of ACL Reconstruction Complicated by MRSA Osteomyelitis Requiring a Gastrocnemius Perforator Flap: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 07 01; 13(3).
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Anterolateral thigh adipofascial flap in mucosal reconstruction. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2014 Nov-Dec; 16(6):395-9.