Abstract:In the last 25 years, techniques utilising muscle flaps to perform mechanical work have become part of the reconstructive surgeon's repertoire. In this paper, these techniques and the particular physiological challenges faced by active flaps are discussed and a sub-classification of muscle flaps into passive and active is proposed. A series of experiments are described that were designed to compare local pO 2 and gaseous perfusion, at multiple sites in pedicled tibialis anterior muscle flaps and controls, usin… Show more
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