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Sternocleidomastoid flap for pedicled reconstruction in head & neck surgery- revisiting the anatomy and technique

BACKGROUND: Previous studies on sternocleidomastoid flaps, have defined the importance of preserving sternocleidomastoid (SCM) branch of superior thyroid artery (STA). This theory drew criticism, as this muscle is known to be a type II muscle, i.e., the muscle has one dominant pedicle (branches from...

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Autores principales: Srivastava, Apurva, Kumar, Tarun, Pandey, Shashi Kant, Shukla, Ram Chandra, Pai, Esha, Pandey, Manoj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8690521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34930342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02470-5