This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here.
Abstract
We have developed a new model of thin flap prefabrication in the rabbit with an exteriorised vascular pedicle in a skin tube. Study of these prefabricated flaps after transfer demonstrated that distal flap survival improved as the interval between implantation and flap transfer increased. Exteriorising the pedicle minimises both donor deformity and pedicle trauma and allows easier experimental study of the neovascularisation process in flap prefabrication.
Reference
- The transformation of a free skin graft into a vascularized pedicled flap.Plast Reconstr Surg. 1976; 58: 470-477
- Vascular implantation into skin flap: experimental study and clinical application: a preliminary report.Plast Reconstr Surg. 1981; 68: 404-409
- Creation of neovascularised free flaps using vein grafts as pedicles: a preliminary report on experimental models.Br J Plast Surg. 1989; 42: 216-222
- Prefabrication of thin transferable axial-pattern skin flaps: an experimental study in rabbits.Br J Plast Surg. 1990; 43: 645-654
- Vascularization of skin following implantation of an arteriovenous pedicle: implications in flap prefabrication.Microsurg. 1992; 13: 249-254
- The angiosomes of the mammals and other vertebrates.Plast Reconstr Surg. 1992; 89: 181-215
- An intestinal conduit for free transplantation of other tissues.Plast Reconstr Surg. 1971; 48: 48-51
- Prefabrication of skin flaps using vein grafts: an experimental study in rabbits.Br J Plast Surg. 1991; 44: 593-598
- A prefabricated hair-bearing island flap for lip reconstruction.Br J Plast Surg. 1987; 40: 37-39
- Prefabrication of composite free flaps through staged microvascular transfer: an experimental and clinical study.Plast Reconstr Surg. 1991; 87: 108-115
- Experimental study of the behavior of a transplanted vascular pedicle.Microsurg. 1989; 10: 178-182
Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
February 24,
1993
Received:
September 18,
1992
Identification
Copyright
© 1993 The British Asscociation of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.