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15457020

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Arterial and venous anatomy and their relation to the anterolateral thigh flap were examined in 10 specimens of six fresh cadavers in which radiopaque materials were injected into both the arterial and venous systems. Territories and positions of individual perforating arteries were measured, and the venous drainage pathway of the flap was analyzed. All specimens were radiographed stereoscopically to observe the three-dimensional structure of the arteries and veins. The territory of each perforating artery was smaller than expected. Most of the venous blood that had perfused the dermis was considered to pool in a polygonal venous network located in the skin layer and to enter the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery through large descending veins. The venous territories were considered different from the arterial territories. The findings in this study suggest that the design of the anterolateral thigh flap should be based on the venous architecture rather than on the arterial architecture and that the flap survival rate might be improved if thinning is performed appropriately.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1529-4242
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
114
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1108-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Vascular anatomy of the anterolateral thigh flap.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. k-kawai@psurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article