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Patient height, weight, BMI and age as predictors of gracilis muscle free-flap mass in lower extremity reconstruction

ContributorsOranges, Carlo M; Tremp, Mathias; Wang, Wenjin; Madduri, Srinivas; Di Summa, Pietro G; Wettstein, Reto; Schaefer, Dirk J; Kalbermatten, Daniel
Published inIn Vivo, vol. 32, no. 3, p. 591-595
Publication date2018
Abstract

Gracilis muscle flap is commonly used for the reconstruction of defects of the lower extremities. Preoperative evaluation of gracilis muscle dimension is a key aspect in surgical planning. This study aimed to determine whether patient height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and age are reliable proxy measurements of the mass of gracilis muscle flap.

Keywords
  • BMI
  • Height
  • Age
  • Free flap
  • Gracilis muscle
  • Lower extremity reconstruction
  • Muscle mass predictors
  • Weight
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ORANGES, Carlo M et al. Patient height, weight, BMI and age as predictors of gracilis muscle free-flap mass in lower extremity reconstruction. In: In Vivo, 2018, vol. 32, n° 3, p. 591–595. doi: 10.21873/invivo.11280
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6000774/
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