title: [Clinical study of the venous flaps].
abstract: Seven venous flaps were used clinically. Of them six flaps survived completely, one saphenous venous flap had partial necrosis of the derma. The size of the largest survived flap was 5 cm x 15 cm. Three principles regarding the flap application were emphasized: 1) The tissue surrounding the recipient site should be normal. High venous pressure and oxygen tension in the recipient veins are needed. 2) Rich venous network and an axial vein are required in the recipient site. 3) Reliable fixation of the flap is necessary to avoid any damage to new blood vessels.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, CAMS, BaDaChu, Beijing.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*