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Glossary Procedure

Perforator flap

Polski: Płat perforatorowy Czytaj po polsku →

A flap raised on a small vessel that pierces the deep fascia to supply the skin, leaving the underlying muscle intact. Conceptualised by Koshima and Soeda in 1989.

Articles mentioning this term

  1. Expert blog

    Free tissue transfer: principles, applications, and current practice

    Conceptual overview of free flap surgery — what a free flap is, where the technique came from, the workhorse flaps, outcomes, and current directions.

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