A new way to pre-expand the thoracodorsal artery perforator flap: expansion under the muscle.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, No. 33, Badachu Road, Beijing 100144, China. Electronic address: ybpumc@sina.com.
Yuanbo
Y
Liu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, No. 33, Badachu Road, Beijing 100144, China.
Mengqing
M
Zang
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, No. 33, Badachu Road, Beijing 100144, China.
Qiang
Q
Ding
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, No. 33, Badachu Road, Beijing 100144, China.
Lingling
L
Guo
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, No. 33, Badachu Road, Beijing 100144, China.
Tao
T
Peng
D001132:Arm; D001365:Axilla; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000098:blood supply*; D012867:Skin; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*