When Coverage for a Defect Cannot Be Achieved Through Skin

question 9

Multiple Choice

When coverage for a defect cannot be achieved through skin grafting,plastic surgeons rely on other techniques to replace tissue.After mastectomy,reconstruction with a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap is one of several options for nonsynthetic prosthetic reconstruction.Another descriptive term for the TRAM flap is the:

• A) pedicle-based flap.
• B) free flap.
• C) mastopexy.
• D) rotated tunneled flap.

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