Management of the total glossectomy defect with latissimus dorsi free flap
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The free latissimus dorsi flap as primary free flap and crane flap with secondary pedicled transfer.
We are reporting a case of a 43-year-old woman, who developed a soft tissue defect of the knee region following complex lower limb trauma. The defect was covered with a microvascular latissimus dorsi (LD) flap. The patient required a total knee replacement and developed a defect at the anterior aspect of the knee. This defect was covered by a second free LD flap from the ipsilateral side with a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Head and neck tumors (HNT)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2411-4634,2222-1468
DOI: 10.17650/2222-1468-2018-8-2-77-82