title: A study of the saphenous venous island flap in the dog without arterial inflow using a non-biological conduit across a part of the length of the vein.
abstract: This paper includes material which is a follow-up on the work of Se Min Baek et al. (1985) who demonstrated that in dogs a saphenous flap could survive without arterial inflow. Here we have repeated part of their work and confirmed it. In addition, this paper shows that in dogs a saphenous venous flap with only the cephalad venous channel intact can survive even if the vein is cut and replaced by a non-biological conduit (a polyethylene tube). A total of 13 dogs and 19 flaps were studied. The possible reasons for the survival of these flaps are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D013524:Surgical Flaps