title: [The design of axial pattern flap with color Doppler flow imaging technique].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of color doppler flow imaging(CDFI) technique in the design of axial pattern flap.
  
  
  METHODS
  From April 1996 to June 1999, 10 patients with residual wound were adopted in this study. Among them, there were seven males and three females, the area of wounds ranged from 6 cm x 8 cm to 15 cm x 20 cm. Before operation, the axial pattern flaps were designed by traditional method, then CDFI technique with high frequency(5.0-7.5 MHz) was used for examining the major supply artery of the flap. At last, the modified flaps were transferred to cover the wounds.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients except one case completed the operation successfully. The cosmetic and function of the flaps were excellent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CDFI is a simple, direct and accurate method for detecting the supply artery of axial pattern flap. This technique should be popularized to avoid the blindness of flap design.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, P. R. China 530027.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional