Denervated muscle flaps: mass and thickness changes following denervation.
It has been previously well documented in different animal models and different muscle groups that there is an early rapid loss, followed by stabilization, of muscle mass. This study supports the findings and, in addition, correlates the change in thickness with the change in weight after ligation of the thoracodorsal pedicle.
D000818:Animals; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D009929:Organ Size; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors