title: [The application of subdermal vascular network skin flap of neck-shoulder-humerus to repair large skin defects of the face and neck].
abstract: The subdermal vascular network skin flap of neck-shoulder-humerus (SVN flap) has been used to repair large defects of the face and neck in 33 cases in last ten years. The greatest flap was 9 cm x 27 cm. Clinical applications showed that SVN flap had many advantages including big size, thinness and high viability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Situ
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*