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Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap)

Gracilis is a commonly used muscle for free tissue transfer. It is also split into two based on its pedicles and used as two units. Use of distal part as a free flap in isolation has never been described in literature. We describe a technique of harvesting a small unit of gracilis based on its minor...

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Autores principales: Nayak, Bibhuti Bhusan, Mohanty, Nilamani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22754169
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.96613
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description Gracilis is a commonly used muscle for free tissue transfer. It is also split into two based on its pedicles and used as two units. Use of distal part as a free flap in isolation has never been described in literature. We describe a technique of harvesting a small unit of gracilis based on its minor pedicle and maintaining the continuity and conserving the major bulk of muscle. Thus, the function of the muscle is preserved and the same is also available for transfer on its major pedicle later, if required.
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spelling pubmed-33853782012-07-02 Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap) Nayak, Bibhuti Bhusan Mohanty, Nilamani Indian J Plast Surg Ideas and Innovations Gracilis is a commonly used muscle for free tissue transfer. It is also split into two based on its pedicles and used as two units. Use of distal part as a free flap in isolation has never been described in literature. We describe a technique of harvesting a small unit of gracilis based on its minor pedicle and maintaining the continuity and conserving the major bulk of muscle. Thus, the function of the muscle is preserved and the same is also available for transfer on its major pedicle later, if required. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3385378/ /pubmed/22754169 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.96613 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22754169
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.96613
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