Reconstructive ladder
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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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Cleft lip and palate Microchapters |
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