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The trapezius perforator flap: Versatility for locoregional reconstruction.

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Only a few surgical choices are available for cervical and thoracic spine coverage. The trapezius perforator flap is relatively unknown and only a few authors have published on this subject.… Click to show full abstract

Only a few surgical choices are available for cervical and thoracic spine coverage. The trapezius perforator flap is relatively unknown and only a few authors have published on this subject. In this article, we report on four clinical cases where a trapezius perforator flap was used either as a propeller flap, as a tunnelized island flap, or as a supercharged flap for cervical spine, thoracic spine and anterior cervical defects. Harvesting this flap is quite simple and enables high quality reconstruction with low donor-site morbidity in complex situations.

Keywords: reconstruction; trapezius perforator; perforator flap; flap versatility

Journal Title: Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique
Year Published: 2019

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