When dealing with severe injuries that result in larger areas of destruction of the skin, or when extensive skin cancers must be removed, it is crucial that these defects are repaired with skin that is transposed from neighbouring areas of the body. This book describes in a very accessible manner the most efficient means of creating flaps for the repair of larger skin injuries to the extremities, such that vasculature remains in tact and the flaps take without problems.

The text is concise, the book is highly illustrated with excellent drawings by the author, providing a helpful guide for all flap-raising techniques in the extremities.

Table of contents

Part one: Upper extremity (excluding hand)
1. Introduction
2. Deltoid flap
3. Lateral arm flap
4. Radial forearm flap and its variations
5. Ulnar flap
6. Posterior interosseus flap

Part two: Lower extremity
7. Introduction
8. Gracilis muscle
9. Tensor fasciae latae muscle
10. Gastrocnemius muscle
11. Fibula
12. Suralis flap
13. Flaps based on the dorsalis pedis vessels
14. Instep flap (plantaris flap)

Part three: Torso
15. Introduction
16. Rectus abdominis muscle
17. Groin flap
18. Iliac crest bone
19. Serratus anterior muscle
20. Latissimus dorsi muscle
21. Scapular flap
22. Free vascularized rib
23. Free omentum flap

Part four: Appendices
24. Introduction
25. Vascular patterns of soft tissue flaps
26. Instrumentation for microsurgery
27. Microvascular anastomoses and microneural sutures