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A vascularized fibula model to study vascularized canine bone grafts
Author(s) -
Shaffer John W.,
Field Gregory A.,
Goldberg Victor M.,
Zdeblick Thomas A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920050404
Subject(s) - medicine , fibula , surgery , anatomy , tibia
We have refined the experimental canine vascularized fibula model in 26 dog experiments. Our results have demonstrated that both periosteal and endosteal blood flow are retained following end‐to‐end anastomosis of the bone graft pedicle artery and vein. The success of this model depends on detailed knowledge of the surgical anatomy and upon meticulous microvascular surgical technique.