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Analysis of 120 Pectoralis Major Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction [PDF]

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012
BackgroundA pectoralis major flap is one of the standard tools for the reconstruction of defects of the head and neck. Despite the technical advancement in free tissue transfer in head and neck reconstruction, the benefits of a pectoralis major flap ...
Young Sun You, Chul Hoon Chung, Yong Joon Chang, Kuyl Hee Kim, Sung Won Jung, Young Soo Rho   +5 more
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Folded Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap for Complex Oromandibular Defects: A Case Report with Surgical Technique

The Annals of African Surgery
Oral cancer presenting in late stages requires extensive resection and mandibulectomy. Ideal reconstructive options for such defects are composite-free flaps so as to provide outer skin covering and bridge the mandibular defect.
Amit Kumar Gupta, Arijit Jotdar, Rudra Prakash, Annanya Soni   +3 more
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CT Evaluation of Pectoralis Major Muscle Parameters in Predicting Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Elderly Patients with Rib Fracture

Guoji laonian yixue zazhi
Objective To investigate the predictive value of CT evaluation of pectoralis major muscle parameters for pulmonary complications after rib fracture surgery in the elderly.
Hao Gong, Honggang Xia, Pengzhi Zhu, Zhongyi Sun, Yongmin Zhang, Haiquan Zhang, Dongbin Wang   +6 more
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Surgical configurations of the pectoralis major flap for reconstruction of sternoclavicular defects: a systematic review and new classification of described techniques

BMC Surgery, 2019
Objectives The pectoralis major flap has been considered the workhorse flap for chest and sternoclavicular defect reconstruction. There have been many configurations of the pectoralis major flap reported in the literature for use in reconstruction ...
Jude Opoku-Agyeman, David Matera, Jamee Simone   +2 more
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Anatomical Network Comparison of Human Upper and Lower, Newborn and Adult, and Normal and Abnormal Limbs, with Notes on Development, Pathology and Limb Serial Homology vs. Homoplasy [PDF]

, 2015
How do the various anatomical parts (modules) of the animal body evolve into very different integrated forms (integration) yet still function properly without decreasing the individual's survival?
A Goswami, A Porto, A Porto, AM Leroi, B Esteve-Altava, B Esteve-Altava, B Esteve-Altava, B Hallgrimsson, B Hallgrimsson, B Hallgrimsson, B Villmoare, BA Barash, BA Villmoare, BA Villmoare, BL Shapiro, Borja Esteve-Altava, C Rolian, C Rolian, C Rolian, C Smith, CF Ross, Christopher Smith, CR Bardeen, D Rasskin-Gutman, D Rasskin-Gutman, DE Lieberman, DE Lieberman, Diego Rasskin-Gutman, DJ Watts, E Ravasz, EC Olson, EH Margulies, EN Lorenz, G Bello‐Hellegouarch, G Csardi, G Marroig, G Marroig, G Marroig, GB Müller, GP Wagner, GP Wagner, GP Wagner, J Hodin, J Zhu, JA Clack, JM Cheverud, Julia C. Boughner, Junming Yue, K Sears, KL Lewton, KS Crider, L Danon, LJ Daston, LR Monteiro, M Bastir, M Bastir, M Buchanan, M Fabrezi, MC Gondré-Lewis, MD Humphries, MI Coates, ML Moss, ML Zelditch, NH Shubin, NM Young, NM Young, P Alberch, P Mitteroecker, P Pons, PL Reno, R Cornette, R Diogo, R Diogo, R Diogo, R Diogo, R Diogo, R Diogo, R Diogo, R Diogo, R Diogo, RA Raff, RR Ackermann, RR Ackermann, Rui Diogo, S Raspopovic, SJ Pont, SN Reid, VL Roth, W Bateson, WR Atchley   +89 more
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Redefining postmastectomy radiation contouring in the era of immediate breast reconstruction: An accurate assessment of local recurrence risk

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2021
Introduction: Most studies report post-mastectomy local recurrences as chest wall recurrences without clarifying whether the recurrence is in the subcutaneous tissue, muscle or underlying rib.
Nicholas Lao, Muriel Brackstone, Silvia C. Formenti, Christopher Doherty, Francisco Perera, Ronald Chow, Tanya DeLyzer, Aaron Grant, Gabriel Boldt, Michael Lock   +9 more
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Assessment of copy number variations in 120 patients with Poland syndrome [PDF]

, 2016
Poland Syndrome (PS) is a rare congenital disorder presenting with agenesis/hypoplasia of the pectoralis major muscle variably associated with thoracic and/or upper limb anomalies.
Aldamaria Puliti, Anwar Baban, Carlotta Maria Vaccari, Elisa Tassano, Filippo Senes, Ilaria Musante, Margherita Lerone, Maria Francesca Bedeschi, Maria Grazia Calevo, Maria Teresa Divizia, Maria Victoria Romanini, Massimo Acquaviva, Maura Valle, Michele Torre, Nunzio Catena, Roberto Ravazzolo, Simone Bossi, Stefania Gimelli   +17 more
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Neuromuscular control of wingbeat kinematics in Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte anna) [PDF]

, 2010
Hummingbirds can maintain the highest wingbeat frequencies of any flying vertebrate – a feat accomplished by the large pectoral muscles that power the wing strokes. An unusual feature of these muscles is that they are activated by one or a few spikes per
Altshuler, Douglas L., Cho, Brian H., Dickinson, Michael H., Dickson, William B., Lin, Amy F., Welch, Danny B., Welch, Kenneth C., Jr.   +6 more
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Atypical Origin of Lateral Pectoral Nerve: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
In the present case, two Lateral Pectoral Nerves (LPN) were in the right axilla. The upper branch, superior LPN arose from the proximal part of the axilla deep to the clavicle from the anterior division of the upper trunk.
Bidyarani Devi Loitongbam, Anjulata Rai, Jyoti Arora, Harshika Khatri   +3 more
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Whole‐Body Pattern of Muscle Degeneration and Progression in Sarcoglycanopathies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize whole‐body intramuscular fat distribution pattern in patients with sarcoglycanopathies and explore correlations with disease severity, duration and age at onset. Methods Retrospective, cross‐sectional, multicentric study enrolling patients with variants in one of the four sarcoglycan genes who underwent whole‐body ...
Laura Costa‐Comellas, Mauro Monforte, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Penélope Romero‐Duque, Elena Pegoraro, Jordi Díaz‐Manera, Dmitry Vlodavets, Lorenzo Maggi, Marco Moscatelli, Adele D‘Amico, Montse Olivé, Jorge Alonso‐Pérez, Giacomo Comi, José Miguel Escudero‐Fernández, Gabriela S. Urcuyo, Anna Pichiecchio, Angela Berardinelli, Kristl G. Claeys, Claudio Bruno, Chiara Panicucci, Sara Bortolani, Eleonora Torchia, Enzo Ricci, Soledad Monges, Jorge A. Bevilacqua, Jorge Diaz‐Jara, Maggie C. Walter, Simone Thiele, Nicoline Løkken, John Vissing, Susana Quijano‐Roy, Robert Y. Carlier, Nicol C. Voermans, Chiara Marini‐Bettolo, Michela Guglieri, Volker Straub, Lea Leonardis, Francina Munell, David Gómez‐Andrés, Giorgio Tasca   +39 more
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