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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: RAMESH CHANDRA, ARUN KUMAR SINGH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 1985-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778501