title: Clinical application of the free flap based on the cutaneous branch of the acromiothoracic artery.
abstract: The nasal reconstruction in 8 patients and cheek reconstruction in 1 using a free flap from the deltoid region has been successfully undertaken in our department since August 1987. The flap has a direct cutaneous artery--the acromial artery--as its vascular axis. The experiences and a brief anatomical review of the donor site are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, China.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000098:blood supply; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D012782:Shoulder; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic