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Rotation flap

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161: 34: 22: 64:. Rotation flaps provide the ability to mobilize large areas of tissue with a wide vascular base for reconstruction. The flap must be adequately large, and a large base is necessary if a back-cut will be needed to lengthen the flap. If the flap is too small, the residual defect can be covered by mobilizing the surrounding tissue. 160: 149: 202: 128: 67:
A drawback of rotation flaps is the extended cutting and undermining needed to create the flap, thus increasing the risk of
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Gastrocnemius rotational skin flap for injury to anterior aspect of lower leg 10 days after surgery
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Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery: A Problem-Solving Manual
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This term is often used in contrast with the term "
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skin flap
fulcrum point
hemorrhage
nerve damage
free flap
Flap (surgery)
Free flap
Perforator flaps
List of plastic surgery flaps
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Rotation flap @ eMedicine
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