Lateral thoracic artery perforator-based flap: a new experimental model
| dc.contributor.author | Bali U. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gungor M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yoleri L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:09:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:09:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: The aim of this study was to describe a new experimental perforator-based flap in rats, supplied by lateral thoracic artery perforator. Methods: Through out the study, two control and two experimental groups were created consisting of six rats in each group. In the first control group (group 1), mid-axillary line and the fourth intercostal space intersection were used as the center of the flap. A 3 × 2 cm flap was designed and elevated above the cutaneous maximus muscle by transecting all connections with the muscle. In the second control group (group 2), the flap was extended caudally, and 3 × 6 cm flap was designed. Then, the flap was elevated in the same manner as it was described for group 1. In the first experimental group (group 3) 3 × 2 cm flap and in the second experimental group (group 4) 3 × 6 cm flap were designed like control groups. The flaps were islanded on a single musculocutan perforator arising from lateral thoracic artery. The surviving skin paddle areas were calculated on postoperative day 7. Results: The flap viability was calculated 0% for control groups (groups 1 and 2), 100% for the first experimental group (group 3), between 33.3% and 37.7% for the second experimental group (group 4; mean ± standard deviation, 34.76% ± 1.92%). Conclusions: This new lateral thoracic artery perforator-based flap has a constant anatomy and reliable survival pattern. Also, easy harvesting and the possibility of designing two flaps per animal make this new flap an appealing model for pathophysiological or pharmacologic researches. © 2016 Elsevier Inc. | |
| dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.1016/j.jss.2015.08.028 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/48785 | |
| dc.publisher | Academic Press Inc. | |
| dc.title | Lateral thoracic artery perforator-based flap: a new experimental model | |
| dc.type | Article |