The clinical application of keystone design perforator flaps / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To introduce the experience in skin defect reconstruction with keystone design perforator flap.@*Methods@#From January 2012 to December 2012, 26 patients with different types of skin defect were repaired with keystone design perforator flaps, including 21 classic keystone design perforator flaps, 3 short incision keystone design perforator flaps, and 2 Omega variant keystone design perforator flaps.@*Results@#One patient suffered partial flap loss and healed secondarily. All other patients recovered smoothly without complications.@*Conclusions@#Keystone design perforator flap offers a versatile technique for skin defect reconstruction except for scalp.