Z-plasties for the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Z-plasty refers to a local soft-tissue transposition using interdigitating triangular flaps and is simple but powerful surgical technique transpose skin, lengthen scars, shift topography. There are host of applications this within pediatric orthopaedics, given the spectrum traumatic, post-traumatic, congenital differences affecting growing child. The purpose Master’s Surgical Technique supplement describe principles common z-plasties in orthopaedic surgery.