Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap)
Gracilis is a commonly used muscle for free tissue transfer. It is also split into two based on its pedicles and used as two units. Use of distal part as a free flap in isolation has never been described in literature. We describe a technique of harvesting a small unit of gracilis based on its minor...
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| author | Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak Nilamani Mohanty |
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| description | Gracilis is a commonly used muscle for free tissue transfer. It is also split into two based on its pedicles and used as two units. Use of distal part as a free flap in isolation has never been described in literature. We describe a technique of harvesting a small unit of gracilis based on its minor pedicle and maintaining the continuity and conserving the major bulk of muscle. Thus, the function of the muscle is preserved and the same is also available for transfer on its major pedicle later, if required. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0262814866bb481fa381b6f5be4b353f2025-08-20T01:59:26ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2012-01-0145113013310.4103/0970-0358.96613Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap)Bibhuti Bhusan NayakNilamani MohantyGracilis is a commonly used muscle for free tissue transfer. It is also split into two based on its pedicles and used as two units. Use of distal part as a free flap in isolation has never been described in literature. We describe a technique of harvesting a small unit of gracilis based on its minor pedicle and maintaining the continuity and conserving the major bulk of muscle. Thus, the function of the muscle is preserved and the same is also available for transfer on its major pedicle later, if required.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2012;volume=45;issue=1;spage=130;epage=133;aulast=NayakMajor pedicleminor pediclemuscle conserving gracilis flapsplit gracilis muscle flap |
| spellingShingle | Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak Nilamani Mohanty Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap) Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery Major pedicle minor pedicle muscle conserving gracilis flap split gracilis muscle flap |
| title | Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap) |
| title_full | Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap) |
| title_fullStr | Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap) |
| title_short | Muscle conserving free gracilis transfer (mini-gracilis free flap) |
| title_sort | muscle conserving free gracilis transfer mini gracilis free flap |
| topic | Major pedicle minor pedicle muscle conserving gracilis flap split gracilis muscle flap |
| url | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2012;volume=45;issue=1;spage=130;epage=133;aulast=Nayak |
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