Reconstructive

171) The drawing below represents a local flap used to close a facial defect. Which of the following statements BEST describes this reconstructive flap?


A. Rotation
B. Transposition
C. Advancement
D. Interpolation
E. Hinge




REFERENCES & ANSWER




Park S. S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, in chapter 44, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, second edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp.533-534, 2002

Park S. S.: Local and Regional Cutaneous Flaps, in chapter 54, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, Third edition (Ira Papel, editor) pp.721-743, 2009

Baker S. R.: Reconstruction of Facial Defects, Chapter 27 in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Cummings, Fredrickson, Harker, Krause, Richardson, Schuller, editors), Volume 1, Mosby, Third Edition, 1998, pp. 527-533


171) C     Advancement