XU Dachuan 1 , ZHANG Shimin 2 , TANG Maolin 3 , OUYANG Jun 1
  • 1Institute of Clinical Anatomy, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510515, P.R.China;;
  • 2Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University;;
  • 3Department of Anatomy, Wenzhou Medical College.;
Perforator flap; Perforator vessel; Nomenclature
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Objective To provide a comprehensive review for development and existing problems of the perforator flaps. Methods The related home and abroad l iterature concerning perforator flaps was extensively reviewed. Results The perforator flaps are defined as the axial flaps nourished solely by small cutaneous perforating vessels (perforating arteries
and veins), which are exclusively composed of skin and subcutaneous fat. The perforator flaps have the advantages as follows: less injury at donor site, less damage to the contour of the donor site, good reconstruction and appearance of the reci pient site flexible design, and short time of postoperative recovery, which have been widely used in reconstructive
surgery. Conclusion The perforator flaps are the new development of the microsurgery, which usher an era of small axial flaps; However, the controversies of the definition, vascular classification, the nomenclature, and the cl inical appl ication of the perforator flaps still exist, which are therefore the hot spot for future study.

Citation： XU Dachuan,ZHANG Shimin,TANG Maolin,OUYANG Jun. DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT STATUS OF PERFORATOR FLAPS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011, 25(9): 1025-1029. doi: Copy