Free transplantation of venous network pattern skin flap: an experimental study in rabbits.
Free skin flaps using rabbit ear to replace rabbit scalp have been accomplished using only arteriovenous and venous-venous anastomosis, without arterio-arterial anastomosis. The technique produced excellent graft survival in 30 of 33 rabbits. Without the vascular anastomosis control grafts did poorly. The mechanism of flow reversed revascularization is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001163:Arteriovenous Anastomosis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011817:Rabbits; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014680:Veins / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery