title: L-shaped flap for triangular skin defects.
abstract: A modified transposition flap is described which is useful in closing triangular defects with sides of unequal length and avoids the unnecessary sacrifice of skin to tailor the defect to the flap. The technique is illustrated with four cases.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soeda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps