Muscular and myocutaneous pedicled flaps.
This article reviews the major regional myocutaneous flaps available for soft-tissue coverage in the head and neck region. Specific flaps discussed include the pectoralis myocutaneous, latissimus dorsi myocutaneous, trapezius myocutaneous, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and temporalis muscle flaps.
Shindo
M L
ML
School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Sullivan
M J
MJ
D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology