An Anatomical Study of the Length of the Neural Pedicle after the Bifurcation of the Thoracodorsal Nerve: Implications for Innervated Free Partial Latissimus Dorsi Flaps

Abstract

The separate neurovascular branches and its minimal pedicle length make the latissimus dorsi muscle very suitable for single functional free muscle transfer, using only the lateral part of the latissimus dorsi muscle, and double functional free muscle transfer using only one vascular pedicle.