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. 1984 Oct;37(4):574-6.
doi: 10.1016/0007-1226(84)90152-8.

The anatomy of the subscapular-thoracodorsal arterial system: study of 100 cadaver dissections

A R Rowsell, D M Davies, N Eisenberg, G I Taylor

The anatomy of the subscapular-thoracodorsal arterial system: study of 100 cadaver dissections

A R Rowsell et al. Br J Plast Surg. 1984 Oct.

Abstract

The results of 100 cadaver dissections of the subscapular-thoracodorsal arterial system are presented. These results confirm the anatomical reliability of the thoracodorsal artery and report the consistent presence of a branch of the thoracodorsal artery to the serratus anterior muscle. The branches to serratus anterior were of sufficient dimensions to support either a latissimus dorsi flap or a serratus anterior flap. A direct cutaneous branch from the thoracodorsal artery to the skin of the axilla was identified in only 47% of the dissections.

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