The posterior approach to the thoracodorsal vessels for microsurgical free tissue transfer

Summary: The latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle is a workhorse flap in reconstructive surgery (e.g., breast reconstruction, chest wall defects, and lower limb trauma). The thoracodorsal artery and its venae comitantes supply this muscle. Recipient vessel options for microsurgical free flap reconstruction...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Natalwala, Chung Yan Vernon Lee, Simon Kay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587823000323