Quality of life and functional outcome following microsurgical fasciocutaneous vs. myocutaneous tissue transfer

Background: Coverage of soft tissue defects at the lower extremity may necessitate microsurgical tissue transfer, such as by fasciocutaneous anterolateral thigh (ALT) or myocutaneous musculus latissimus dorsi (MLD) flaps. Hitherto, these two flaps have not been compared systematically in terms of pa...

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Main Authors: Dlugos, Yvonne Denise, Lahoda, Lars-Uwe, Vogt, Peter M., Altintas, Mehmet Ali
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017-02-01
Series:GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/gpras/2017-7/gpras000046.shtml