OBJECTIVE Reconstructive surgeons are aware that deep vein thromboses can cause a free flap to fail; however, there are no reports in the literature regarding the incidence of free flap failure in the presence of superficial vein thromboses. METHODS A 38-year-old white male patient with poorly controlled type I diabetes mellitus presented with a chronically infected ulcer overlying an osteomy...

BACKGROUND Latissimus dorsi flap was the first myocutaneous flap reported in the literature. Tansini published in 1906 his experience in breast reconstruction. Quillen in 1978 used it as a pedicled flap for the first time in the head and neck region. Our study presents how to use this technique in head and neck reconstructive surgery. The purpose of this report is to show functional and aesthet...

DESCRIPTION A 61-year-old man presents with invasive basal cell carcinoma of the scalp. Composite resection results in a 280-cm 2 scalp defect of the outer and inner table. Titanium mesh was used to reconstruct the calvarial defect, while reconstruction of the scalp wound was accomplished with a free latissimus dorsi (LD) flap plus split-thickness skin graft.

Introduction: Thin women have fewer autologous tissue breast reconstructive options than their higher body mass index counterparts-due to a lack of adequate donor sites. They are therefore usually offered expander/implant techniques. The total autologous latissimus dorsi flap is generally used in "well-padded" individuals, as they have enough fat on their back on which a completely autologous r...

The latissimus dorsi is a broad muscle that originates from the inferior thoracic spinous processes, thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest, and ribs. It inserts on aspect of intertubercular groove humerus through thin tendon. study was conducted 10 cadavers (7 male 3 female). These specimens were dissected examined to gross anatomical characteristics muscle. dimensions its surface area measured in ...