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European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery 4/2019

01-08-2019 | Ultrasound | Ideas and Innovations

Ultrasound-assisted definition of inferior border of the trapezius muscle in lower trapezius island flap reconstruction

Authors: Emre Vural, Santiago Gonzalez, Mauricio Moreno, Teresita Angtuaco, Donald Bodenner

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

Utilization of lower trapezius island flap (LTIF) provides an alternative in reconstruction of the select defects in head and neck region. When muscle bulk is needed under the skin paddle, it may be important to know the exact location of the inferior edge of the trapezius muscle (TM) in order to design the skin paddle accordingly. Due to the anatomic variations seen especially in the origin of trapezius muscle, there are no reliable surface landmarks to define the inferior edge of TM. We present a simple ultrasound-assisted technique of identifying the inferior border of TM preoperatively.
Level of Evidence: Level V, diagnostic study.
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Metadata
Title
Ultrasound-assisted definition of inferior border of the trapezius muscle in lower trapezius island flap reconstruction
Authors
Emre Vural
Santiago Gonzalez
Mauricio Moreno
Teresita Angtuaco
Donald Bodenner
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-019-1500-1

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