Impact of Rectus Muscle Injury during Perforator Dissection on Functional Donor Morbidity after Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction

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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Main Authors: Kyeong-Tae Lee, MD, Jin-Woo Park, MD, Goo-Hyun Mun, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002484

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