The cutaneous arterial supply of cervical skin in relation to axial skin flaps

Abstract

Summary. The arterial supply of cervical skin originating from the thyro-cervical trunk has been investigated in detail by dissection and intra-arterial dye studies in 15 preserved and 22 fresh cadavers.The significance of axial skin flaps is discussed with particular reference to an axial skin vessel in the supra-clavicular fossa, not previously described. Bases anatomiques des autoplasties cutan~es cervicales par lambeaux ~ p~dicule axialR~sum~. La vascularisation cutan6e de la peau cervicale fi partir du tronc thyrocervical a 6t6 6tudi6e par dissection et radiographies apr6s injections intraart6rielles sur 15 cadavres conserv6s et 22 cadavres frais.La description d'une art6re cutan6e qui traverse la fosse sus-claviculaire permet son utilisation comme axe d'un lambeau cutan6/~ p6dicule vasculaire.