Rhomboid flap reconstruction of a chronic wound in a dog; an alternative subdermal plexus flap configuration

Abstract A 7‐year‐old, male, neutered cocker spaniel was referred for management of a chronic wound over the caudo‐lateral thigh. Dehiscence had occurred shortly after an excisional biopsy of a cutaneous mast‐cell tumour due to excessive tension. A wound bed of chronic granulation tissue, 12 × 6 cm, was present with adherent margins. Manipulation of the skin around the periphery of the wound identified available mobile skin dorso‐cranial to the wound bed suitable to transfer into the area via a local subdermal plexus flap. A rhomboid flap was elevated and transposed to reconstruct the wound. The patient healed uneventfully with 100% flap survival and good cosmesis. Widely described in people, a rhomboid flap is simple to plan and provides a straightforward versatile technique for cutaneous reconstruction following trauma or oncological resection.