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Latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap without muscle. 1995

C Angrigiani, and D Grilli, and J Siebert

The possibility of raising the cutaneous island of the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap without muscle based on only one cutaneous perforator is presented in this paper. An anatomic study performed in 40 fresh cadaver specimens injected with colored latex demonstrated that the vertical intramuscular branch of the thoracodorsal artery gives off two to three cutaneous branches (perforators) that are consistently present. The largest one, measuring approximately 0.4 to 0.6 mm in diameter, provides the blood supply to a 25 x 15 cm cutaneous island. The incorporation of the proximal trunk of the thoracodorsal artery lengthens the pedicle, facilitating the anastomosis or the arc of rotation (in the case of island flaps) but does not increase the amount of tissue transferable. Five clinical cases were done with this technique without tissue necrosis or flap loss.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D005543	Forearm Injuries	Injuries to the part of the upper limb of the body between the wrist and elbow.	Injuries, Forearm,Forearm Injury,Injury, Forearm
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001415	Back	The rear surface of an upright primate from the shoulders to the hip, or the dorsal surface of tetrapods.
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D016462	Mammaplasty	Surgical reconstruction of the breast including both augmentation and reduction.	Breast Reconstruction,Mammoplasty,Breast Reconstructions,Mammaplasties,Mammoplasties,Reconstruction, Breast,Reconstructions, Breast
D018482	Muscle, Skeletal	A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles.	Anterior Tibial Muscle,Gastrocnemius Muscle,Muscle, Voluntary,Plantaris Muscle,Skeletal Muscle,Soleus Muscle,Muscle, Anterior Tibial,Muscle, Gastrocnemius,Muscle, Plantaris,Muscle, Soleus,Muscles, Skeletal,Muscles, Voluntary,Skeletal Muscles,Tibial Muscle, Anterior,Voluntary Muscle,Voluntary Muscles