[Thinning of the free muscle flaps for the treatment of hand and foot defects].

Jianwu ChenBaoqiang SongChen ChenDongliang ZhangNa WangXianjie MaShuzhong Guo

Published in: Zhonghua zheng xing wai ke za zhi = Zhonghua zhengxing waike zazhi = Chinese journal of plastic surgery (2018)

Intraoperative immediate thinning of free muscle flaps can be safely accomplished during the primary reconstruction procedure. This procedure prevents the limitations of muscle flap bulkiness and may provide an alternative for surface coverage.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
soft tissue
breast reconstruction
patients undergoing
combination therapy