Rectus abdominis muscle innervation: an anatomical study with surgical implications in diep flap harvesting.

Carla SteccoGian Paolo AzzenaVeronica MacchiAndrea PorzionatoAstrid BehrAnna RambaldoCesare TiengoRaffaele De Caro

Published in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2017)

To spare nerves and reduce donor-site complications, a perforator located beyond an imaginary line of 3.26 ± 0.88 cm far from the lateral edge of rectus abdominis muscle should be included in the DIEP flap.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
skeletal muscle
ultrasound guided
risk factors
soft tissue
minimally invasive
energy transfer