Bilobed Flap Therapeutic Cheat Sheet
Dr. Michael J. Visconti continues our Therapeutic Cheat Sheet series, surgical edition, with a look at the bilobed flap, one of the workhorse reconstructive designs in the armamentarium of dermatologic surgeons.
The Bilobed Flap Therapeutic Cheat Sheet
Compiled by: Michael J. Visconti, DO |Reviewed by: Vishal A. Patel, MD
Background
Vascular Supply: random pattern
Movement Class …
Dr. Michael J. Visconti continues our Therapeutic Cheat Sheet series, surgical edition, with a look at the bilobed flap, one of the workhorse reconstructive designs in the armamentarium of dermatologic surgeons.
The Bilobed Flap Therapeutic Cheat Sheet
Compiled by: Michael J. Visconti, DO |Reviewed by: Vishal A. Patel, MD
Background
Vascular Supply: random pattern
Movement Class … 
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