What about the donor site morbidity – how invasive is the free latissimus dorsi flap?

What about the donor site morbidity – how invasive is the free latissimus dorsi flap?

Aims: The free latissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) flap represents a workhorse procedure in the field of trauma and plastic surgery. However, only a small number of studies have examined this large group of patients with regard to the morbidity of flap harvest. The aim of this prospective study was there...

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Main Authors:	Nikolaus Wachtel, Riccardo E. Giunta, Marc Hellweg, Maximilian Hirschmann, Constanze Kuhlmann, Nicholas Moellhoff, Denis Ehrl
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2024-12-01
Series:	Bone & Joint Open
Subjects:	latissimus dorsi free flap free flap donor site morbidity donor site morbidity glenohumeral joints morbidity strength latissimus dorsi muscle shoulder joint prospective studies shoulder plastic surgery trauma
Online Access:	https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.512.BJO-2024-0058.R1
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