A schema for local flap selection in the upper extremity: a hypothesis

Whereas any contemplation suggesting routinization in a plastic surgery endeavor may engender abhorrence or bespeak heresy, some generalizations are essential at least as a foundation from which a logical divergence may proceed. Such an approach for the selection of preferable local flaps in wound coverage within the upper extremity can be developed based on available options as will be presented in schematic form to confirm this hypothesis.