study of surfactant proteins A and D in asymptomatic cigarette smokers versus nonsomkers

The reconstruction of the soft tissue defect around the elbow joint is a challenge to the plastic surgeon. Many techniques have been published. This included skin graft local fasciocutaneous transposition, island flaps, distant flaps and free flaps. This paper presented the use of the distally based reversed lateral arm flap for the coverage of soft tissue defect around the elbow joint