Vascularized transplantation of skeletal muscle: a case report.
Reconstruction of a severely injured forearm, which lacked flexor muscle function and which had a complete absence of volar sensation, was undertaken. A gracilis musculocutaneous flap was used as a free muscle transfer to replace the flexor muscle function successfully.
D000293:Adolescent; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D013848:Thigh; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*