Tuesday, November 22, 2011

ANATOMY PEARLS-MATHES and NAHAI classification of flap

Patterns of muscle flap vascular anatomy.

*Type I - One vascular pedicle.

*Type II - Dominant pedicle(s) and minor pedicle(s).

*Type III - Two dominant pedicles.

* Type IV - Segmental vascular pedicles.

* Type V - One dominant pedicle and secondary segmental pedicles.