Function of the pectoralis major muscle after combined skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction by subpectoral implantation of a prosthesis

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 605-610

  De Haan, Annemiek ^a   Toor, Annelies ^a   Hage, J Joris ^b   Veeger, H E J ^a   Woerdeman, Leonie A E ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Muscle function; Pectoralis major muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MASTECTOMY; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PECTORALIS MUSCLES;

EID: 36749067342     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31803429dd     Document Type: Article

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