Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Flaps
Perforator and propeller flaps
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI - perform independently (NMC); AS/OB/CAD/LAB/SIM - assist, observe, cadaver, lab or simulator (NMC)
- Also called
- perforator flap, propeller flap
Videos and resources
- VideoPropeller flap - Planning1:08
- VideoPerforator Propeller Flaps for Middle & Distal Leg Defects5:38
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“muscle flaps, osseous flaps, free flaps, perforator flaps” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 8)
“xii). Perforator and propellor flaps.” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 18)
“Cutaneous flap perforator flaps” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 9)