The SIEA SHRIMP Flap: An Ultrathin Axial Pattern Free Flap Useable in Obese Patients

Summary:. The reconstruction of distal extremity wounds poses a unique surgical challenge. In free tissue transfer, a thin, pliable skin flap is the ideal. Obese patients have a paucity of thin skin donor sites. Herein we report the discovery of a free SHRIMP flap (Superthin Harvest of a Reliable Is...

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Main Authors: John M. Felder, III, MD, Brooke E. Willborg, BS, BA, William Y. Zhu, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004274