title: Direct cutaneous arterial supply to the tail in dogs.
abstract: Cutaneous arterial blood supply to the tail was evaluated in 12 dogs. Subtraction radiography of internal iliac artery and distal aorta angiography in 3 of these dogs was used to determine arterial blood supply to the tail from the median sacral and lateral caudal arteries. Dissection of the tail in 8 canine cadavers revealed bilateral subcutaneous location of lateral caudal arteries following tail amputation. An axial pattern flap based on the lateral caudal arteries contributed to the reconstruction of a large caudodorsal cutaneous defect in a dog. An axial pattern flap based on the lateral caudal arteries following tail amputation may be indicated to aid reconstruction of large caudodorsal cutaneous defects of the trunk in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg 24061.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Carrig
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Waldron
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Trevor
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary*; D000792:Angiography / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary*; D013623:Tail / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery