Anatomic location of a sensory nerve to the transverse upper gracilis (TUG) flap: A novel option for sensate autologous tissue reconstruction

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2019 Jan;72(1):137-171. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.09.013. Epub 2018 Sep 22.

Authors

James Gatherwright¹, Rebecca Knackstedt², David Kurlander³, Risal Djohan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, MetroHealth, Cleveland, OH.
² Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: knacksr@ccf.org.
³ Division of Plastic Surgery, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH.
⁴ Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

PMID: 30291049
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.09.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cadaver
Female
Gracilis Muscle / transplantation*
Humans
Mammaplasty / methods*
Myocutaneous Flap / innervation*
Neurons, Afferent*