RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Functioning free muscle transplantation for restoring upper extremity function
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 508
OP 513
VO 28
IS 4
A1 Xudong Liu
A1 Bingfang Zeng
YR 2007
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/508.abstract
AB Functioning free muscle transplantation FFMT is now an important procedure in several fields of reconstructive surgery. In this article, the progress of FFMT in restoring upper extremity function, including essential aspects like indications, preoperative examination, donor muscle selection, donor nerve selection, operative technique, tension of muscle at suturing, postoperative functional assessment, and changes of the transferred muscle after operation are discussed in detail.