Re-raising muscle flaps: A randomised controlled animal study

Efficacy of a “provisional incision” for longitudinal flap division after free-flap surgery

“…In the case of arterial flaps and muscle flaps, necrosis may occur by cutting off its vascular pedicle. 5 , 6 However, distant flaps can be dissected from the donor site at approximately 3 weeks after soft tissue transplantation and will survive with blood flow from the recipient bed and surrounding tissue. Considering that the cross leg free latissimus dorsi muscle flap can dissect the vascular pedicle about 3–4 weeks after transplantation, the latissimus dorsi muscle flap can also survive by blood flow from the recipient bed and surrounding tissue.…”