Free Gracilis Muscle Flap for Sarcoma Reconstruction: 19 Years of Clinical Experience

Background. Sarcoma treatment necessitates high-dose chemoradiation therapy and wide surgical margins that create wounds that are difficult to reconstruct. Many techniques have been developed to cover these defects, originating with muscle flaps such as the rectus abdominis and latissimus dorsi. The...

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Main Authors: Rachel Pedreira, Nicholas A. Calotta, E. Gene Deune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3975020