Classification of Flaps
af The Plastics Fella
1. Location
1.1. Local
1.1.1. Examples
1.1.1.1. Rhomboid Flap
1.1.1.2. Bilobed Flap
1.1.1.3. Z-Plasty
1.2. Regional
1.2.1. Examples
1.2.1.1. Latissimus Dorsi Flap
1.2.1.2. Pectoralis Major Flap
1.3. Distant
1.3.1. Examples
1.3.1.1. DIEP Flap
1.3.1.2. Radial Forearm Flaps
2. Movement
2.1. Rotational
2.2. Advancement
2.2.1. Examples
2.2.1.1. V-Y Advancement
2.2.1.2. Rectangular Flap
2.3. Interposition
2.4. Transposition
2.4.1. Examples
2.4.1.1. Bilobed Flaps
2.4.1.2. Z-Plasty
3. Blood Supply
3.1. Random Pattern
3.1.1. Examples
3.1.1.1. Bilobed Flaps
3.1.1.2. Z-Plasty
3.2. Axial
3.2.1. Direct Cutaneous
3.2.2. Indirect
3.2.2.1. Fasciocutaneous
3.2.2.2. Musculocutaneous
3.2.2.3. Venous