The Bipedicled and Bipartite Latissimus Dorsi Free and Perforator Flap: An Anatomic Study

Abstract

The versatility of the latissimus dorsi muscle can be enhanced by including intercostal vascular branches of the intercostal groove segment into the flap design. The latissimus dorsi can be harvested as a bipedicled free flap; thus, it allows the harvest of two separate bipartite, independent muscle, musculocutaneous, or perforator flaps.