Secondary musculocutaneous flap: an experimental study.
In four dogs, eight secondary musculocutaneous flaps were created by the vascularization of skin flaps with transposed sartorious muscle. All skin flaps demonstrated excellent viability on clinical follow-up, with vascularity confirmed by fluorescein dye, microangiography, and histologic studies. Potential clinical uses of this method are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D008722:Methods; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D013524:Surgical Flaps