title: Reconstructive Options for Oncologic Posterior Trunk Defects: A Review.
abstract: After oncological tumor resections at the back, large defects can remain that depending on the size and location may represent reconstructive challenges to plastic surgeons. Flap selection includes the entire armamentarium of coverage, including transposition flaps, perforator flaps, pedicled muscle flaps, and free flaps. Most defects can be closed and reconstructed with local or pedicled muscle flaps. In our hands, sufficient closure could be obtained with all techniques, except the latissimus dorsi turn-over flap. Thereupon, an algorithm for closure of posterior trunk defects related to the anatomical region is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum , Bochum , Germany.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Behr
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum , Bochum , Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum , Bochum , Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wallner
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum , Bochum , Germany.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harati
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum , Bochum , Germany.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lehnhardt
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum , Bochum , Germany.
authors.forename: Adrien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daigeler
keywords: back; flap; plastic surgery; posterior trunk; reconstruction