ROTATION FLAPS

Course overview

A FLAP IS USED WHEN SIMPLER CLOSURE TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS SECONDARY INTENTION, PRIMARY CLOSURE, OR SKIN GRAFTS, WILL PRODUCE A RESULT THAT IS FUNCTIONALLY OR COSMETICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. FLAPS CAN REDUCE AND REDIRECT TENSION, MAKING THEM AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL IN WOUND CLOSURES. BY USING THE NEARBY TISSUE, FLAPS ALLOW FOR EXCELLENT SKIN COLOR, TEXTURE, AND THICKNESS TO MATCH THE RECIPIENT SITE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE USES, INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND COMPLICATIONS OF ROTATIONAL FLAPS AND EXAMINES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.