A CLINICAL STUDY OF THORACODORSAL ARTERY PERFORATOR BASED PROPELLER FLAPS IN RECONSTRUCTION OF TRUNK DEFECTS

Thoracodorsal artery perforator flap is a relatively new flap in the armamentarium of the plastic surgeon. It has been used in the reconstruction of axilla, breast and back. The aim of this study was to study the feasibility of utilising thoracodorsal artery cutaneous, musculocutaneous and septocutaneous perforators as a basis for propeller flaps for covering v.arious defects in the trunk.