Objective and Patient-reported Assessments of Skin Grafts and Keystone Flaps—A Pilot Retrospective Cohort Study

Background:. The keystone perforator island flap provides a versatile form of reconstruction. Perceived benefits include better donor-recipient color match, less contour defect, and fewer complications. To date, there has been no high-quality evidence comparing keystone flaps to split-thickness skin...

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Main Authors: Thomas D. Dobbs, BM BCh, MA Oxon, MRCS, Thomas H. Jovic, MA Cantab, MBBChir, MRCS, Zita M. Jessop, MA Cantab, MBBChir, MRCS, Amanda Kyle, BSc OT, AHT (BAHT), Hayley A. Hutchings, BSc, PhD, Iain S. Whitaker, MA Cantab, MBBChir, PhD, FRCS(Plast)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002024