title: The propeller flap concept.
abstract: The propeller flap, based on a single vascular pedicle supplying a fasciocutaneous island of skin, is a very useful technique to reconstruct soft tissue defects and has wide applications throughout the body. The use of this unique flap is pushing the boundaries of local flap reconstruction and bringing up intriguing questions about our understanding of the vascular basis of fasciocutaneous flaps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK. tc.teo@qvh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Tiew Chong
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Teo
mesh_terms: D005205:Fascia / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*