Blood flow through prefabricated flaps—an experimental study in rabbits

Summary Prefabricated flaps were created by femoral vessel implantation beneath the abdominal skin in rabbits. The area of survival and blood flow through the prefabricated flap were measured after 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12-week intervals. The parameters at 6, 8 and 12-week intervals were significantly larger than those for random pattern flaps (p