Impact of Rectus Muscle Injury during Perforator Dissection on Functional Donor Morbidity after Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction
Background:. This study aimed to assess the extent of rectus muscle damage in deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap harvest and to evaluate its association with functional donor morbidity. Methods:. A prospective cohort of 76 patients who underwent DIEP flap breast reconstruction was eva...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002484 |