Free Boomerang-shaped Extended Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap: The longest possible skin/myocutaneous free flap for soft tissue reconstruction of extremities

Free Boomerang-shaped Extended Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap: The longest possible skin/myocutaneous free flap for soft tissue reconstruction of extremities

Background: A soft tissue defect requiring flap cover which is longer than that provided by the conventional "long" free flaps like latissimus dorsi (LD) and anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap is a challenging problem. Often, in such a situation, a combination of flaps is required. Over the la...

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Main Authors: Ashok R Koul, Sushil Nahar, Jagdish Prabhu, Subhash M Kale, H P Praveen Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Extended rectus abdominis free flap
longest myocutaneous free flap
soft tissue reconstruction of extremities
Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2011;volume=44;issue=3;spage=396;epage=404;aulast=Koul

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