flap (flap)
1. a mass of tissue for grafting, usually including skin, only partially removed from one part of the body so that it retains its own blood supply during transfer to another site.
2. an uncontrolled movement.
bone flap craniotomy involving elevation of a section of the skull.
free flap an island flap detached from the body and reattached at the distant recipient site by microvascular anastomosis.
jump flap one cut from the abdomen and attached to a flap of the same size on the forearm; the forearm flap is transferred later to some other part of the body to fill a defect there.
myocutaneous flap a compound flap of skin and muscle with adequate vascularity to permit sufficient tissue to be transferred to the recipient site.
pedicle flap a flap consisting of the full thickness of the skin and the subcutaneous tissue, attached by tissue through which it receives its blood supply.
rope flap one made by elevating a long strip of tissue from its bed except at its two ends, the cut edges then being sutured together to form a tube.
rotation flap a local pedicle flap whose width is increased by having the edge distal to the defect form a curved line; the flap is then rotated and a counterincision is made at the base of the curved line to increase mobility of the flap.
skin flap a full-thickness mass or flap of tissue containing epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue.
sliding flap a flap carried to its new position by a sliding technique.
jump flap (j mp)n. A distant flap transferred in stages via an intermediate carrier, as an abdominal flap that is first attached to the wrist and later brought to the face. |
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