Background: Lumbar skin flaps based on cutaneous perforators arising from the lumbar artery have been described for coverage of lumbosacral defects and as free flaps for autologous breast reconstruction. Thus, the purpose of this study is to clarify anatomical aspects of the lumbar artery perforator flaps pertaining improvement in utility and design of this flap. Methods: Five fresh human bodie...

BACKGROUND After wide local excision of cutaneous melanoma, large defects not amenable to simple primary closure are often covered with skin grafts. We report our experience using the rhomboid and keystone flaps to immediately close large axial and extremity wounds after potentially curative surgery for non-head and neck melanomas. METHODS Between January 2011 and September 2016, demographic,...