Trunk reconstruction with the free vastus lateralis flap.
A case is presented of a massive, full-thickness, trunk-wall defect successfully reconstructed with a free-tissue transfer of the entire vastus lateralis muscle. Indications, technical details, and donor-site considerations are discussed.
Kline
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Khoobehi
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Levine
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D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods