Perforator and Perforator Flap Spinoffs: A Historical Journey.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2022
Abstract
The concept of the perforator has now become a fundamental topic well known in every training program. However, that has not always been so. The mere definition of the word has historically been argued relentlessly; nevertheless, its major derivative, the perforator flap, has become accepted as a basic consideration whenever flaps need be selected. However, this has not been the only spinoff derived from the author's investigations of the perforator, a point that should be stressed in addition to some reiterations of pertinent and perhaps confusing nomenclature that deserve to be reemphasized. Truly, it has been amazing to see how our ideas and innovations arise simultaneously and independently throughout the world of reconstructive surgery. A final plea is made to sustain the future-each of us must continue to contribute our passion and our knowledge to all others by means of that technology now globally so instantaneously available.
Volume
149
Issue
2
First Page
287
Last Page
287
ISSN
1529-4242
Published In/Presented At
Hallock G. G. (2022). Perforator and Perforator Flap Spinoffs: A Historical Journey. Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 149(2), 287e–296e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008795
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
35077428
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article