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  • Title: The combined use of the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous free flap and split-rib grafts for cranial vault reconstruction.
    Author: Stueber K, Salcman M, Spence RJ.
    Journal: Ann Plast Surg; 1985 Aug; 15(2):155-60. PubMed ID: 4091469.
    Abstract:
    The patient described in this article had a large skull defect under the scalp which had been irradiated during treatment of a malignant brain tumor. The patient desired reconstruction of her defect. To provide good soft-tissue coverage for the bony reconstruction, a free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap was used. The bony defect was partially reconstructed with split-rib grafts. The two parts of the reconstruction were combined into one operation, since it was felt that the well-vascularized muscle would ensure viability of the bone grafts.
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