The axial bilobed flap for burn contractures of the axilla

The axial bilobed flap, based on the transverse and descending branches of the circumflex scapular artery, was used to successfully reconstruct burn contractures of the axilla. The main advantages of this flap are that the donor site is closed primarily, it provides an adequate amount of healthy and...

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Published in:Burns 2000-11, Vol.26 (7), p.628-633
Main Authors: Karacalar, Ahmet, Güner, Hüseyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Axilla
Axillary contracture
Bilobed flap
Biological and medical sciences
Burn contracture
Burn reconstruction
Burns, Electric - complications
Burns, Electric - diagnosis
Contracture - etiology
Contracture - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Skin plastic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgical Flaps
Wound Healing - physiology
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Summary:The axial bilobed flap, based on the transverse and descending branches of the circumflex scapular artery, was used to successfully reconstruct burn contractures of the axilla. The main advantages of this flap are that the donor site is closed primarily, it provides an adequate amount of healthy and pliable skin with an excellent blood supply and no chance of contraction, and it is an easy technique. In this paper, two cases are presented.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00183-7