[Jump flap with pedicle containing superficial epigastric artery for treatment of exposed cranium after electric burn. Report of 9 cases].

Nine patients with denuded cranium after electric burn were treated by using jump flaps with pedicle containing the superficial epigastric artery. The pedicle flap was first transplanted to the burned area on the wrist, and then retransplanted to the cranial defect. It was successful in all cases. The healing time was only one half of that for the traditional method consisting of multiple trephinings through the outer table and then autoskin grafting on the granulations. It also created a better ground for hair grafting later on. Comparing with free flaps or scalp flaps, it was easier to operate and more reliable in blood supply.