title: The free true perforator flap.
abstract: Many reports about free perforator flaps have been published. Among them, the free true perforator flap (classified by Koshima) is the least invasive flap because the main vessels in both donor and recipient sites are preserved. Two cases of reconstruction with free true perforator flaps in the hand and forearm region are reported. This is the first report of free true perforator flaps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ishikiri-Seiki Hospital, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka 579-8026, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yabe
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamano
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005205:Fascia / Q000098:blood supply; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006085:Graft Survival; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000145:classification*; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000601:surgery