Applied anatomy of latissimus dorsi segmental muscle flaps for one-stage full reanimation of late facial palsy / 中华显微外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To provide anatomical basis for one-stage full dynamic correction of late facial palsy with double latissimus dorsi segmental muscle flaps.MethodsForty sides of formaldehyde fixed latissimus dorsi in twenty cadavers were selected to microsurgery anatomy,three sides fresh latissimus dorsi specimens were blood vessel casted.The extramusclar and intramuscular neurovascular distribution were observed.Results①In 92.5%of the thoracodorsal nerve divides into a medial and a lateral branch be fore entering the muscle.In 7.5%of the thoracodorsal nerve divides into three major branches.The coordinate of the bifurcation point of the thoracodorsal Here was[(7.94±1.23)cm,(3.71±1.68)cm].In the district of this angle's middle line,the numbers of vessels and nerves is relative few.②The lateral muscle flaps of the latissimus dorsi can be divided into 3-5 independent segmental flaps,the medial muscle flaps of the latissimus dorsi Can be divided into 2-4 independent segmental flaps.③The segmental nerve usually locate the two sides of vessel,which are arranged(from medial to lateral)in a NVAV order in the reedial segmental branches(100%),in a VAVN order in the lateral segmental branches(85.0%)and in a NVAV order in the lateral segmental branches(15.0%).④The neural pedicle Was cut from the lateral bifurcation point,the mean length of the third medial muscle neural pedicle was 16 cm；the mean length of the third or the forth lateral muscle neural pedicle was 12 cm.Conclusion Late facial palsy can be cuwd with onestage cross-facial transplantation of neurovascularized free double latissimus dorsi segmental muscle flaps.