Sensory assessment of meshed skin grafts over free gracilis muscle flaps without nerve coaptation for lower extremity reconstruction

Sensory assessment of meshed skin grafts over free gracilis muscle flaps without nerve coaptation for lower extremity reconstruction

Background Little is known about the sensate recovery of skin grafts over free non-neurotized muscle flaps. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of free gracilis muscle flaps and meshed skin grafts without nerve coaptation. Methods Thirteen consecutive patients with a median age of...

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Main Authors: Mathias Tremp, Natascha J. Waldkircher, Wenjin Wang, Carlo M. Oranges, Pietro G. di Summa, Yixin Zhang, Wei Wang, Dirk J. Schaefer, Daniel F. Kalbermatten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2021-03-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
muscle flap
nerve regeneration
patient outcome assessment
reconstruction
sensation
Online Access:http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-2019-00584.pdf

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