title: [Blood circulation of the "super-thin" skin flap with preserved subdermal vascular network and its clinical application].
abstract: For the study of the blood circulation of the superthin skin flap, arterial perfusion of Chinese black ink was performed in 24 cadavers. From 1984 to 1990, "super-thin" skin flap transplantations have been done in 18 patients with deep injuries as a result of electric contact burn, wringer injuries, or chemical burns. The flap taken from thoracic, abdominal, or upper arm regions was trimmed before transfer, and 2 mm thickness of fat was left attached to the subdermal vascular network. The largest super-thin skin flap of the inguinal region was 7 cm in breadth at the pedicle, 15 cm in length and 20 cm in width at the distal part. All of these flaps survived after transfer. Division of the pedicles was performed 3-5 days postoperatively. The cosmetic and functional results were all satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Ji Shuitan Hospital.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods