title: Muscle flap transposition with function preservation: technical and clinical considerations.
abstract: Techniques for transposition of muscles are described when function preservation may be important. Anatomic and clinical data are presented to support the technique of muscle transposition with function preservation.
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002081:Buttocks; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D004576:Electromyography; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D012782:Shoulder; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000503:physiopathology