Anatomical Research of the Three-dimensional Route of the Thoracodorsal Nerve, Artery, and Veins in Latissimus Dorsi Muscle

Anatomical Research of the Three-dimensional Route of the Thoracodorsal Nerve, Artery, and Veins in Latissimus Dorsi Muscle

Background: The latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flap has been widely used in facial reanimation surgery. However, there are no standards to what degree the muscle flap may be safely thinned because the three-dimensional positional relationship of thoracodorsal artery, vein, and nerve inside the LD musc...

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Main Authors: Nagahiro Takahashi, MD, Koichi Watanabe, MD, PhD, Noriyuki Koga, MD, PhD, Hideaki Rikimaru, MD, PhD, Kensuke Kiyokawa, MD, PhD, Tsuyoshi Saga, PhD, Moriyoshi Nakamura, DDS, Yoko Tabira, PhD, Koh-ichi Yamaki, MD, PhD
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2013-05-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/05000/Article.5.aspx

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