Reconstructive

264) Which of the following is FALSE about local flaps?

A. Provide better donor site match
B. Involve one stage most of the time
C. Based on axial pattern blood supply
D. Produce distortion of the surrounding structures
E. Allow minimal donor site morbidity




REFERENCES & ANSWER

Shumrick K. A., Chadwell J. B., Campbell A. C.: Local Skin Flaps: Anatomy, Physiology, and General Types, Chapter 161 in Head & Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (Bailey, B. J., editor), 4th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 2357-2367, 2006


264) C       Based on axial pattern blood supply