title: [The flap with multiple blood supply].
abstract: In order to meet the need for one-stage repair of large defects and organ reconstruction, the author designed and used the flap with multiple blood supply (MBSF) on 18 patients with 23 flaps in recent 8 years. All the flaps survived. The flap, nourished by 2 or 3 known arteries, was created from different regions including forehead, neck, ilio-abdominal region, medial lower leg and Achilles tendon region. The flaps were used in the following operations: nasal reconstruction, cervical defect covering, penis reconstruction, repair of the lower abdominal wall, wrist defect (4/5 circle) covering, treatment of osteomyelitis of the lower leg, exposure and infection of the ankle joint and the traumatic drop foot, etc. These difficult cases were successfully treated. It is anticipated that the MBSF will be developed and utilized on the other region of the body in the future.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Center, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xian.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery