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Flap, or surgical flap in MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), is defined as a viable tissue block that has its own circulatory system and can survive independently by itself. If the tissue block has cutaneous tissue, it is called skin flap or cutaneous flap. In surgery, flaps are used to repair wound, to reconstruct function, and to restore esthetic appearance.
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Hou, C., Chang, S., Lin, J., Song, D. (2015). A Brief History of Perforator Flaps. In: Surgical Atlas of Perforator Flaps. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9834-1_1
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