title: [Treatment of scar contracture abnormality on the neck of the children with huge trapezius muscle flap expanded].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To seek a kind of safe and effective method to treat scar contracture abnormality on the neck of the children.
  
  
  METHODS
  We take the trunk line of transverse cervical artery as the vessel pedicle, and shift huge trapezius muscle flap expanded to the neck in order to treat scar contracture abnormality on the neck of the children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinically, we applied this method to treat ten children who suffered from contracture abnormality on the neck, and not only provide enough skin soft tissue (the length may be beyond the midline) to treat the abnormality, but also make the flap alive, obtain the satisfying postoperative effect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the warranty of the flap blood supply, this flap is very suitable to treat scar contracture abnormality on the neck of the children.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Xing-yue
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Jia-Qi
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ye-Guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps