Sensate Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap: A Focus on Its Preoperative Design and Harvesting Technique

Abstract

Preoperative color Doppler sonography is an indispensable tool for sensate thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps in locating the perforators and mapping the posterior divisions of the lateral cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves. The information can be used to design and harvest sensate thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps, which are associated with earlier and better tactile recovery.