Flexibilitatea uimitorului lambou Limberg

The Limberg flap – or “the amazing Limberg flap” – is an extremely versatile transposition flap based on random cir­cu­lation. It is part of the cathegory of rhombic trans­po­si­tion flaps, initially described by Alexander A. Limberg in 1946 and published later on, in 1963. Ever since, it has been considered a veritable workhorse flap in the arsenal of the plastic surgeon because of the ease of its design, good aesthetic and functional results, and good applicability to almost any anatomical region and type of tissue. In recent years, the incidence of tumors has become increasingly high, especially in the case of skin cancer, thus making the surgical component an important one in the complex collaboration of the plastic surgeon with the oncologist. The present work is intended to present the versatility of the flap for different types and forms of defects, with an emphasis on oncologic pacients and tumors of several origins.