No need to cut the nerve in LD reconstruction to avoid jumping of the breast: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1106-1110

  Kääriäinen, Minna ^a   Giordano, Salvatore ^b   Kauhanen, Susanna ^c   Helminen, Mika ^d   Kuokkanen, Hannu ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Denervation; Flap; Innervation; Latissimus dorsi muscle; Muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENERVATION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; JOINT MOBILITY; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MASTECTOMY; MUSCLE TWITCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DENERVATION; FLAP; INNERVATION; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MUSCLE ACTIVITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DENERVATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT; SUPERFICIAL BACK MUSCLES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84903698827     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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