Anterolateral thigh flap is one of the most popular flaps among microsurgeons. This
flap was born in 1984
1
), however it is still being refined to date
2
,3
). In developing the flap, skin perforator mapping plays an important role in improving
the reliability of operations. Nowadays, several methods of detecting perforators
are reported. Among these, CT angiography, Sound Doppler and Color Doppler are the
standard used to locate perforators.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: August 08, 2018
Accepted:
July 28,
2018
Received:
June 21,
2018
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© 2018 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
