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'''Editors-In-Chief:''' Martin I. Newman, M.D., FACS, Cleveland Clinic Florida, [mailto:Newmanm@ccf.org]; [[User:Mcs|Michel C. Samson, M.D., FRCSC, FACS]] [mailto:samsonm1@ccf.org] | '''Editors-In-Chief:''' Martin I. Newman, M.D., FACS, Cleveland Clinic Florida, [mailto:Newmanm@ccf.org]; [[User:Mcs|Michel C. Samson, M.D., FRCSC, FACS]] [mailto:samsonm1@ccf.org] | ||
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The '''reconstructive ladder''' is a term coined by reconstructive [[plastic surgeon]]s to describe levels of increasingly complex management of wounds.<ref>ABC of wound healing: BMJ 2006;332;710-712 Reconstructive surgery, D. E. Boyce, K. Shokrollahi</ref> | The '''reconstructive ladder''' is a term coined by reconstructive [[plastic surgeon]]s to describe levels of increasingly complex management of wounds.<ref>ABC of wound healing: BMJ 2006;332;710-712 Reconstructive surgery, D. E. Boyce, K. Shokrollahi</ref> | ||
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{{Cleft lip and palate}} | {{Cleft lip and palate}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 20 August 2012
Editors-In-Chief: Martin I. Newman, M.D., FACS, Cleveland Clinic Florida, [1]; Michel C. Samson, M.D., FRCSC, FACS [2]
Overview
The reconstructive ladder is a term coined by reconstructive plastic surgeons to describe levels of increasingly complex management of wounds.[1]
The ladder
There are several small variations in the reconstructive ladder[2][3] in the scientific literature, but the principles remains the same:
Rung 1: healing by secondary intention
Rung 2: primary closure
Rung 3: delayed primary closure
Rung 4: split thickness graft
Rung 5: full thickness skin graft
Rung 6: tissue expansion
Rung 7: random pattern flap
Rung 8: pedicled flap
Rung 9: free flap
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