title: Muscular and myocutaneous pedicled flaps.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Shindo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: 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