title: Bilateral axillary skin fold flaps used for dorsal thoracic skin wound closure in a dog.
abstract: A 10-year-old greyhound-cross dog was presented with a large, chronic skin wound extending over the interscapular region. The substantial skin defect was closed by making use of bilateral axillary skin fold flaps. It was possible to elevate the 2 skin flaps sufficiently to allow them to meet at the dorsal midline and thus facilitate complete closure of a large and awkwardly positioned wound. Small dorsal areas of the skin flaps underwent necrosis, but the resulting defects were closed without difficulty in a subsequent procedure. To the author's knowledge, this is the 1st clinical report of the use of bilateral axillary skin fold flaps in this fashion and describes an additional use of a versatile skin flap procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pivate Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa. bruce@ovation.co.za
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Nevill
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*