The “Reverse” Latissimus Dorsi Flap for Large Lower Lumbar Defect
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The “Reverse” Latissimus Dorsi Flap for Large Lower Lumbar Defect
The latissimus dorsi (LD) flap is one of the most common flaps used in plastic surgery based on its dominant thoracodorsal pedicle as well as free tissue transfer. The "distally based" or "reverse" fashion design has been used to repair myelomeningoceles, congenital diaphragmatic agenesis, or thoracolumbar defects. We present a case of a large lumbar defect after cancer resection covered by a c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6900,2090-6919
DOI: 10.1155/2012/964625