title: [Plastic surgery coverage in the dorsal trunk area].
abstract: Defects of the trunk are major plastic surgical challenges. In the posterior trunk these defects are congenital or acquired. Most of the defects are due to major tumor resections, rarely after trauma or burns. With regional or local flaps most of the defects can be covered adequately. Presently musculocutaneous and perforator flaps are favoured. An interdisciplinary cooperation is mandatory for a successful result.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstrasse 12, D-91054 Erlangen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grünert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polykandriotis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beutel
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology