title: [Functional and esthetic assessment of donor site defects following transfer of the gracilis muscle].
abstract: In order to determine donor-site morbidity after elevation of the gracilis flap, 53 patients from four different departments were examined. The patients filled out a questionnaire about their complaints. 36 patients underwent dynamometric measurements. The adduction strength of the hip-joint was decreased by 11% after elevation of the gracilis muscle. This decrease in strength was not noticed by the patients. 53% of the patients complained about hypesthesia or dysesthesia corresponding to the cutaneous territory of the obturator nerve. The contour of the thigh was adversely affected after elevation of a musculocutaneous flap. The gracilis flap has a low but definite donor-site morbidity, especially concerning the esthetic aspect.
authors.affiliation: 2. Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik, Abteilung für Plastische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Wien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deutinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuzbari
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paternostro
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Todoroff
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Funktionelle und ästhetische Beurteilung der Hebedefekte nach Entnahme des Musculus gracilis.