title: [The expanded distant skin flap and its application].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize and present the experiences and results of the expanded distant skin flaps used in plastic and reconstructive operations.
  
  
  METHODS
  102 patients who had undergone expanded distant skin flap transfer were reviewed and followed up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Good results were obtained. Especially when there was no sufficient normal skin close to the lesion or defect, the distant skin flaps were employed. The expanded distant skin flap can be directly transferred as a pedicle skin flap or an island skin flap. It can be indirectly transferred with an intermediary carrier or as a free skin flap.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expanded distant skin flaps have many advantages, indications, worthy of recommendation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, GChinaG.
authors.forename: Kaihua
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yufeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: Shuzhong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xianjie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Linxi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps