Latissimus Myocutaneous Flap: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap, LDMF, muscle transfer, muscle flap, free flap, head reconstruction, neck reconstruction, reconstructive surgery, free tissue transfer, soft tissue defect, pedicled flap, pedicled latissimus dorsi flap, myocutaneous flap, composite osteomyocutaneous cutaneous flap

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Stewart C Little, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Health System
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Mark J Jameson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Health System
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