Fig. 1From: A comparison of healing and complication rates between common flaps utilized in total knee arthroplasty: a review of the literatureAdapted 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.Back to article page