UNDERSTANDING DUFOURMENTEL FLAP DESIGN

Dufourmentel flap is a local transposition flap for rhombic defects. The details of its geometrical design have been discussed. Paper models and experimental study on canine skin have also been undertaken to study the biomechanics of this flap for better understanding.

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Main Authors: RAMESH CHANDRA, ARUN KUMAR SINGH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1985-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778501
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Summary:Dufourmentel flap is a local transposition flap for rhombic defects. The details of its geometrical design have been discussed. Paper models and experimental study on canine skin have also been undertaken to study the biomechanics of this flap for better understanding.
ISSN:0970-0358
1998-376X