Island flaps with an exclusively venous pedicle. A report of eleven cases and a preliminary haemodynamic study.
Eleven cases are reported of island flaps containing only venous pedicles. All but two survived completely without arterial input and all the successful cases were on the extremities. The possible reasons for this are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002196:Capillaries; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps