title: [Pay emphasis on the use of perforator flaps in burn surgery].
abstract: This article presents the anatomical basis, different kinds of perforator flaps and the distribution regularity of perforator vessels, principle of terminology, range of application, and their advantages and disadvantages. The procedure in harvesting and transplantation of perforator flaps are also discussed, in order to promote clinical application of perforator flaps, and to provide a more efficacious way to reconstruct the deep burn wound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*