ABSTRACT
Objective Metrological literature analysis of breast reconstruction from 1987 to 2008 in China,in order to illuminate the process of breast reconstruction's development and to predicts the mian tendency of breast reconstruction in the future.Methods Papers about breast reconstruction from 1987 to 2008 on Chinese Medical Current Content (CMCC) and Chinese Bio-medical Literature Database (CBMdisc) were Metrologically analyzed according to journal,institute,surgeon method,optimal time,content and so on.Results In all 247 collected,the first place in order of first jourual,institute,author,area,surgeon methods,optimal time were as follow:Chinese Journal of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery (15 papers),China Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (46 papers),Qi Fazhi (9 papers),Beijin(56 papers),latissimus dorsi perforator flap breast reconstruction,and transverse rectus abdom in is myocutaneous flap breast reconstruction,immediate reconstruction.Conclusions This paper which outlines some features of papers published in China on breast reconstruction in rencent 21 years provides a credible resource for further study.The immediate latissimus dorsi perforator flap breast reconstruction would be the main trend of it's further development.