 Surgical Flaps
"Surgical Flaps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.
| Descriptor ID |
D013524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.850.710 E07.862.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Flaps- Surgical Flaps
- Surgical Flap
- Flap, Surgical
- Flaps, Surgical
Pedicled Flap- Pedicled Flap
- Flap, Pedicled
- Flaps, Pedicled
- Pedicled Flaps
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2010 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2013 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Flaps" by people in Profiles.
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Lee N, Fisher MH, McNamara CT, Greyson MA, Hogan CA, Iorio ML. A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes of Pedicled Flap Repairs of the Knee Extensor Mechanism. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2025 May; 41(4):287-294.
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Gur Z, Men C, Ozzello DJ, Liu CY, Kikkawa DO, Korn BS. Reconstruction of Full-Thickness Eyelid Defects Following Tumor Resection: The Bucket Handle Modification. J Craniofac Surg. 2024 Jun 01; 35(4):e325-e329.
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Le ELH, McNamara CT, Constantine RS, Greyson MA, Iorio ML. The Continued Impact of Godina's Principles: Outcomes of Flap Coverage as a Function of Time After Definitive Fixation of Open Lower Extremity Fractures. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2024 Oct; 40(8):648-656.
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McCranie AS, Christodoulou N, Wolfe B, Malgor RD, Mathes DW, Winocour J, Yu JW, Kalia N, Kaoutzanis C. The use of flaps for management of deep sternal wound complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 04; 91:302-311.
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Vaughn AE, Lyttle BD, Louiselle AE, Cooper E, Niemiec SM, Phillips R, Hilton SA, Kinsella JP, Gien J, Derderian SC, Liechty KW. Muscle Flap Technique Safe for On-ECMO Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 May; 59(5):962-968.
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Leach GA, Pflibsen LR, Roberts AD, O'Connor MJ, Bristol RE, Mabee MK, Almader-Douglas D, Schaub TA. Meningomyelocele Reconstruction: Comparison of Repair Methods via Systematic Review. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Oct 01; 34(7):2040-2045.
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Patel PD, Khanna O, Gooch MR, Glener SR, Mouchtouris N, Momin AA, Sioutas G, Amllay A, Barsouk A, El Naamani K, Yudkoff C, Wyler DA, Jallo JI, Tjoumakaris S, Jabbour PM, Harrop JS. Clinical Outcomes After Ultra-Early Cranioplasty Using Craniectomy Contour Classification as a Patient Selection Criterion. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2023 07 01; 25(1):72-80.
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Mundra LS, Tucker NJ, Parry JA. Urinary Bladder Matrix Grafting Versus Flap Coverage for Acute or Infected Wound Defects in Patients With Orthopaedic Trauma. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 10 01; 36(10):e374-e379.
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Flores CA, French BM, Alexander AL, Graber S, Wittenberg B, Poppleton K, Wilkinson CC. Vascularized Pericranial Flap as a Method to Prevent Persistent Skull Defects After Craniectomy for Sagittal Synostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 32(8):2744-2748.
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Egan KG, Cullom M, Nazir N, Butterworth JA. Patient Satisfaction Increases with Nipple Reconstruction following Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Aug 01; 148(2):177e-184e.
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