A complete understanding of vascular anatomy is now integral to planning most, if not all, vascularized flaps in plastic surgery. Recent advances in preoperative imaging have provided an unheralded ability to investigate the vascular anatomy of planned donor and recipient sites for plastic surgical reconstruction, and as such, have been associated with a significant decrease in operative morbidity, operative time, and surgeon stress. This chapter provides a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in preoperative planning investigations for plastic surgery in the thorax and abdomen and autologous breast reconstruction.
A systematic approach to the failed plastic surgical reconstruction of the diabetic foot
