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J Reconstr Microsurg 1986; 2(3): 163-164
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007017
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

The Rat Groin Flap: Can it Survive on the Epigastric Nerve Blood Supply Alone?

Amiram Sagi, Michael Ferder, Han-Liang Yu, Berish Strauch
  • Drs. Sagi and Yu are Jacques Maliniac Fellows in Microvascular Surgery. Division of Plastic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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Accepted for publication 1985

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Rat groin flaps were divided from their blood supply with and without cutting the epigastric nerve. Only small areas of the flaps were infrequently able to survive, probably as skin grafts. The intrinsic blood supply of the nerve did not contribute to the survival of these flaps.