title: Intramuscular anatomy of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
abstract: Two recent articles in the British Journal of Plastic Surgery have served to explain the anatomy of the blood vessels serving the latissimus dorsi muscle. A theory was presented with a supporting case in which the superficial surface of the muscle was thinned acutely during a reconstruction, with full survival. A case complication is presented in which an unusual partial muscle loss in a latissimus dorsi free tissue transfer is explained by this theory.
authors: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Cassel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000637:transplantation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps