Donor Site Morbidity in Unilateral and Bilateral Transverse Musculocutaneous Gracilis (TMG) Flap Breast Reconstruction: Sensation, Function, Aesthesis and Patient-Reported Outcomes.

TMG flap autologous breast reconstruction breast cancer breast reconstruction donor site morbidity transverse musculocutaneous gracilis flap

Journal

Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Oct 2021
Historique:
received: 08 10 2021
revised: 23 10 2021
accepted: 26 10 2021
entrez: 13 11 2021
pubmed: 14 11 2021
medline: 14 11 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The transverse musculocutaneous gracilis (TMG) flap has become a popular choice for breast reconstruction. This study aimed to compare the donor site morbidity in unilateral and bilateral procedures. Patients receiving a TMG flap (January 2008-October 2019) were invited to a follow-up and grouped according to unilateral (UL group) or bilateral (BL group) breast reconstruction. Outcome criteria included sensation, function and aesthesis of the thighs. Patient-reported outcomes were surveyed using validated questionnaires. The number and kind of refinement procedures for aesthetic purposes on the donor thighs were evaluated. Thirty-eight patients with 59 TMG flaps were included in the study (UL group:

Identifiants

pubmed: 34768585
pii: jcm10215066
doi: 10.3390/jcm10215066
pmc: PMC8584688
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Laura Cosima Siegwart (LC)

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Hand and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Anca Bolbos (A)

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Hand and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Valentin Felix Haug (VF)

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Hand and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Yannick Fabian Diehm (YF)

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Hand and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Ulrich Kneser (U)

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Hand and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Dimitra Kotsougiani-Fischer (D)

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Hand and Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany.

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