Cases of distal latissimus muscle and skin necrosis prompted us to look for an enhanced
blood supply in the distal third of the latissimus dorsi and examine the muscular
branches of the intercostal vessels. We investigated if one of the lowermost intercostal
vessels sends a big enough (>0.5 mm) muscular branch to the latissimus dorsi to serve as a second vascular pedicle
for a bipedicled latissimus dorsi free flap. If so, we further asked, whether it was
possible to furnish two separate muscle, musculocutaneous, or even perforator flaps
out of one latissimus dorsi muscle.
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