Preface

With the introduction of microvascular surgery several decades ago, this area has achieved an amazing progress and has become one of the most important developments for our suffering patients. Every year new techniques and new understandings appear from clinical studies and laboratory animals. This textbook of microsurgery, written by 63 excellent Korean microsurgeons, highlights the classic and knowledge on this exciting area.
The initiation of this book was driven in 2012 by then chairman of the Korean Society for Microsurgery, professor Kyung Moo Yang. We are excited to see the completion of this textbook and honored to write the preface.
The majority of microsurgical problems require basic knowledge, good judgment, cautious care, and established surgical principles and techniques. The surgical principles and techniques in this textbook are based on the authors’ recognition of the failures and difficulties that have occurred during their clinical experiences. We are pretty sure that this book is invaluable to the young surgeons interested in this field as well as to the experienced surgeons.
Also it will provide a comprehensive overview of the microsurgery, and give a deep insight into the minds of various excellent teachers in this area.
Finally We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the editorial board members, especially to professor Mun.

Goo Hyun Baek, MD, PhD
Chairman of the Korean Society for Microsurgery
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Sung Tack Kwon, MD, PhD
President of the Korean Society for Microsurgery
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Seoul National University College of Medicine

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PART 1 HAND & UPPER EXTREMITY
Chapter 1 Lateral arm flap . 3
Chapter 2 Lateral arm osteocutaneous flap . 11
Chapter 3 Radial forearm flap . 17
Chapter 4 Modified radial forearm flap . 23
Chapter 5 Ulnar forearm flap . 35
Chapter 6 Radial osteocutaneous flap . 41
Chapter 7 Radial artery superficial palmar branch flap . 45
Chapter 8 Innervated radial artery superficial palmar branch flap . 51
Chapter 9 Ulnar artery perforator flap . 57
Chapter 10 Dorsoulnar artery perforator flap . 65
Chapter 11 Hypothenar flap . 73
Chapter 12 Dorsal metacarpal artery perforator flap . 77
Chapter 13 Venous flap . 81

PART 2 FOOT & LOWER EXTREMITY
Chapter 14 Anterolateral thigh flap . 89
Chapter 15 Anterolateral thigh flap . 93
Chapter 16 Adipofascial flap . 101
Chapter 17 Reverse anterolateral thigh flap . 105
Chapter 18 Anteromedial thigh perforator flap . 111
Chapter 19 Vascularized medial femoral condyle bone graft . 115
Chapter 20 Gracilis muscle/musculocutaneous flap . 123
Chapter 21 Gastrocnemius flap . 129
Chapter 22 Posterior tibial artery perforator flap . 143
Chapter 23 Medial sural artery perforator flap . 151
Chapter 24 Medial sural artery perforator flap . 157
Chapter 25 Distally based fasciocutaneous flap . 163
Chapter 26 Fibula flap. 171
Chapter 27 Vascularized fibula graft . 179
Chapter 28 Peroneal artery perforator flap . 191
Chapter 29 Peroneal artery perforator flap . 197
Chapter 30 Perforator-based propeller flap . 203
Chapter 31 Dorsalis pedis flap . 209
Chapter 32 Medial plantar flap . 215
Chapter 33 Vascularized toe joint transfer . 221
Chapter 34 Toenail flap . 233
Chapter 35 Great toe flap . 239
Chapter 36 Second toe pulp flap . 249

PART 3 TRUNK
Chapter 37 Scapular/parascapular flap . 259
Chapter 38 Latissimus dorsi flap . 267
Chapter 39 Latissimus dorsi/thoracodorsal perforator flap . 275
Chapter 40 Neuromuscular flap . 281
Chapter 41 Pectoralis flap . 289
Chapter 42 Internal mammary artery perforator flap . 295
Chapter 43 Intercostal artery perforator flap . 301
Chapter 44 Transverse rectus abdominis muscle flap . 305
Chapter 45 Vertical rectus abdominis muscle flap . 315
Chapter 46 Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap . 321
Chapter 47 Jejunal flap . 329
Chapter 48 Superior gluteal artery perforator flap . 337
Chapter 49 Parasacral perforator-based island flap . 343
Chapter 50 Groin flap . 349
Chapter 51 Superficial cricumflex iliac artery perforator flap . 355

PART 4 HEAD & NECK
Chapter 52 Temporoparietal fascial flap . 365
Chapter 53 Submental perforator flap . 371

PART 5 OTHERS
Chapter 54 Vascularized nerve graft . 379
Chapter 55 Sensate flap . 387
Chapter 56 Perforator-based Pacman flap . 403
Chapter 57 Perforator to perforator approach . 409
Chapter 58 Compound flap . 413
Chapter 59 Chimeric flap . 419
Chapter 60 Prefabricated flap . 425
Chapter 61 Vascularized lymph node transfer . 431
Chapter 62 Vascularized composite allotransplantation . 443
Index . 453