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J Reconstr Microsurg 1995; 11(6): 439-445
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006558
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© 1995 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Pectoraus Major Myocutaneous Flaps in Rats

Hidenori Matsuda, Yuiro Hata, Kazunori Matsuka, Osamu Ito, Hiromi Furuichi, Yukako Yoshida, Nobuko Ishizu, Alexandrou Konstantinos
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kagawa Medical School, Kagawa, Japan
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Accepted for publication 1995

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A new neurovascular, island, myocutaneous flap, including the pectoralis major, was created in a rat model. This model is useful for the observation of muscle degeneration and skin changes due to ischemia or denervation. Although this model requires a delay procedure, it allows the flap, that can be used as a free myocutaneous flap, to be raised reliably.