title: Versatility of chimeric flap based on thoracodorsal vessels incorporating vascularized scapular bone and latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap in reconstructing lower-extremity bone defects due to osteomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. prs-tachi@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tachi
authors.forename: Sohachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toriyabe
authors.forename: Yoshimichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: Junsuke
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012540:Scapula / Q000637:transplantation*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013977:Tibia