True statement for axial flap is:: (A) Carries its own vessels within it, (B) Kept in limb, (C) Transverse flap, (D) Carries its own nerve in it
Answer is A. Ans. (a) Carries its own vessels within itRef: Sabiston 19th edition, Pages 1917-1919* Axial pattern flap: Based on a named blood vessel* Random flap: No named blood vessel. It survives based on the Subdermal plexus