Perforator Flaps: Anatomy, Technique & Clinical Applications remains the only major work to be devoted to the design and use of perforator flaps in reconstructive surgery. In the 6 years since the first edition was published, applications for perforator flaps have increased exponentially. Today, local perforator flaps are increasingly superseding the use of free flaps for all areas of the body. This includes the free-style propeller flaps and the distal-based sural flap which has universally been used for the lower extremity, especially when microsurgical skills are not available. This new edition provides the comprehensive clinical information needed to adapt to these changes and to use the broad range of local and distant perforator flap options.
The second edition of this landmark publication is better than ever with more operative videos, step-by-step operative descriptions, and 10 totally new chapters on the latest developments!
Written by the world's innovators and pioneers, this outstanding publication is comprehensive and provides detailed anatomic and clinical information on the full range of muscle and non-muscle perforator flaps. It is abundantly illustrated with magnificent anatomic studies and detailed anatomic drawings. Many new medical illustrations have been added to this edition to facilitate understanding. The Editors and the contributors represent the world's leading experts.
This book is a must for the practicing flap surgeon to keep up-to-date on what is presently the "in" topic in plastic surgery. Basic techniques for flap harvest are well outlined and supplemented in videos on the DVDs to show actual operative techniques for using the different flaps.
New in This Edition
All chapters have been totally revised and updated and there are also 10 totally new chapters in this edition. These include:

Laboratory Models for Training Exercises in Muscle Perforator Flaps (provides animal models for learning how to do perforator flaps so that training does not have to be performed during clinical cases)
Technical Aspects of Perforator Dissection
Facial Artery Perforator Flap
Thoracoacromial Artery Perforator Flap (an unconventional flap that is valuable as a propeller flap for the upper chest or a pedicled flap for the neck)
Superior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap
Distal-Based Sural Flaps (a universal solution for the distal lower extremity if microsurgery is not an option)
Definition and Nomenclature of Propeller Flaps
Propellar Flaps of the Lower Extremity (valuable free-style local flaps)
How to Use CTA and MRI to Safely Perform Microdissection of a Perforator Flap
Perforator Flap Technique for Lymphatic Transplantation
Definitive Coverage
This comprehensive work is organized into four Parts: (I) Fundamentals, (I) Anatomy and Surgical Technique, (III) Clinical Applications, and (IV) Controversies and Future Directions. The appendix provides a schematic representing the donor territories of the individual flaps accompanied by a comprehensive listing of references providing even more detailed information on each flap. Hundreds of colorful illustrations depict flap anatomy and basic techniques for flap design, harvest, elevation, and transfer.
Hot Topics
Technical Aspects of Perforator Dissection
Propellar Flaps of the Lower Extremity
How to Use CTA and MRI to Safely Perform Microdissection of a Perforator Flap
Perforator Flap Technique for Lymphatic Transplantation
This book is meant to be used in daily surgical practice as an invaluable and practical tool for the surgeon planning a reconstructive procedure. Thus, if the surgeon is confronted with a soft tissue defect in a certain area of the body, he or she need only turn to the clinical applications section to review the options for reconstruction. Once a specific flap has been selected as most appropriate, a step-by step guide on how to harvest the flap can be found in Part II.
Key Features
The only major book devoted to this topic with comprehensive coverage of all perforator flaps
Magnificent, detailed anatomic drawings
Internationally renowned group of editors and contributors
Detailed anatomic descriptions of currently available perforator flaps, some of which are quite new
Easily accessible chapter layout to help readers to understand the different flaps described and to recognize their clinical utility
Tips and tricks for avoiding problems
One of the best sources in the world literature on the cutaneous anatomy of the vascular perforators a prerequisite to any skin flap design
Updated, annotated key references
DVDs containing videos of commonly performed perforator flap operations