The axial bilobed flap for burn contractures of the axilla

Date

2000

Authors

Güner, Hüseyin

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Publisher

Elsevier Science

Abstract

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.

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Keywords

General & internal medicine, Dermatology, Surgery, Axilla, Burn contracture, Axillary contracture, Burn reconstruction, Bilobed flap, Parascapular flap

Citation

Karacalar, A. ve. Güner, H. (2000). "The axial bilobed flap for burn contractures of the axilla". Burns, 26(7), 628-633.