Direct cutaneous arterial supply to the tail in dogs

Smith, M.M.; Carrig, C.B.; Waldron, D.R.; Trevor, P.B.

Direct cutaneous arterial supply to the tail in dogs

1992

Smith, M.M. | Carrig, C.B. | Waldron, D.R. | Trevor, P.B.

Cutaneous arterial blood supply to the tail was evaluated in 12 dogs. Subtraction radiography of internal iliac artery and distal aorta angiography in 3 of these dogs was used to determine arterial blood supply to the tail from the median sacral and lateral caudal arteries. Dissection of the tail in 8 canine cadavers revealed bilateral subcutaneous location of lateral caudal arteries following tail amputation. An axial pattern flap based on the lateral caudal arteries contributed to the reconstruction of a large caudodorsal cutaneous defect in a dog. An axial pattern flap based on the lateral caudal arteries following tail amputation may be indicated to aid reconstruction of large caudodorsal cutaneous defects of the trunk in dogs.

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