CLINICAL-APPLICATIONS OF VENOUS FLAPS

Authors
XIU ZF CHEN ZJ
Citation
Zf. Xiu et Zj. Chen, CLINICAL-APPLICATIONS OF VENOUS FLAPS, Annals of plastic surgery, 34(5), 1995, pp. 518-522
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
01487043
Volume
34
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
518 - 522
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(1995)34:5<518:COVF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Reconstruction involving seven venous flaps on six patients was perfor med, One saphenous venous flap demonstrated partial dermal necrosis; t he remaining six survived completely. The largest flap to survive was 5 x 15 cm, Three technical requirements are emphasized: (1) a healthy recipient bed, (2) a donor site with a luxuriant venous network and a flow-through vein, and (3) stable fixation of the flap to its bed.