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Flap (surgery)

Flap is a surgical technique in plastic and reconstructive surgery where a bulk of tissue with an intact blood supply is lifted (mobilized) from the original (donor) site and moved to a new (recipient) site. Flaps are distinct from grafts, which are autotransplantations that do not come with an intact blood supply and rely on the growth of new blood…

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ICD-9-CM
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Flap (surgery)

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Triples3
Avg. degree1.98
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Flap (surgery)

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flaps flap blood supply tissue surgery skin supplied defect donor site vessels new used wound include healing plastic artery fill

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Flap (surgery)ICD-9-CM86.71.00infobox
musclesinstance ofas flaps may also carry over tissues0.80text
bones that may be useful in partially restoring functions within the body regioninstance ofas flaps may also carry over tissues0.80text

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