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Fig. 1 | Knee Surgery & Related Research

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From: A comparison of healing and complication rates between common flaps utilized in total knee arthroplasty: a review of the literature

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Adapted from Gottlieb et al. (Gottlieb LJ, Krieger LM (1994). From the reconstructive ladder to the reconstructive elevator. Plast Reconstr Surg 93:1503–1504)

Reconstructive elevator. This methodology encourages surgeons to pick the most appropriate flap type as opposed to addressing flap reconstruction in a sequential, least-complex method.

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