Fig. 4From: Standardized Pre-clinical Surgical Animal Model Protocol to Investigate the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Ischemic Flap HealingExposure of BEFAF pedicle. A Flaps in their original closed and opened positions. B Flap irrigation. C Exposure of left pedicle once the flap is in an extended position. D Representative anatomy of the pedicle in female (left panel) and male (right panel) rats. Black arrows indicate the best target points to pass a suture for the most effective and safest SIEA and SIAV vessel separationBack to article page