title: Q.E.D. flaps (?demonstrandum, disputandum or deprecandum): three useful axial pattern flaps in tropical African surgery.
abstract: Three axial pattern flaps are briefly reviewed, attention is drawn to a few technical points and their usefulness is stressed within the context of routine surgical work in district hospitals in tropical Africa.
mesh_terms: D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D003363:Cost Control; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps