TY - JOUR
T1 - The new reconstructive ladder
T2 - Modifications to the traditional model
AU - Janis, Jeffrey E.
AU - Kwon, Robert K.
AU - Attinger, Christopher E.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - The traditional reconstructive ladder has withstood the test of time, serving as a thought paradigm to guide surgeons in choosing their method of wound closure for an assortment of defects. Advances in anatomical understanding and technological innovations have improved our ability to achieve definitive closure in a wide variety of patients. In this article, the older construct is updated to reflect the use of negative-pressure wound therapy and dermal matrices. Perforator flap concepts are also discussed in terms of their inclusion as a rung on the ladder.
AB - The traditional reconstructive ladder has withstood the test of time, serving as a thought paradigm to guide surgeons in choosing their method of wound closure for an assortment of defects. Advances in anatomical understanding and technological innovations have improved our ability to achieve definitive closure in a wide variety of patients. In this article, the older construct is updated to reflect the use of negative-pressure wound therapy and dermal matrices. Perforator flap concepts are also discussed in terms of their inclusion as a rung on the ladder.
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U2 - 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318201271c
DO - 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318201271c
M3 - Article
C2 - 21200292
AN - SCOPUS:78651310910
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 127
SP - 205S-212S
JO - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - SUPPL. 1 S
ER -