Kerrigan C L
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1983 Dec;72(6):766-77. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198312000-00003.
An experimental study was undertaken in pigs to clarify the pathophysiologic events occurring in a failing skin flap. It was demonstrated that skin flaps fail because of arterial insufficiency. Arteriovenous shunting is not a major cause of skin flap necrosis.