ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024
36-year Follow-up on Scalp Reconstruction Using Free Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap, Skin Grafting, and Scalp Expansion.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Complex Scalp Reconstruction with Super-thin DIEP Free Flap.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
1 author.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Immediate coverage of a large area of exposed skull is the first step in reconstructing a major scalp loss. In the 1970s, the free omental flap was used for scalp reconstruction, replacing removal of the external table and skin grafting only. Introduction of flaps and expanders has revolutionized reconstruction of major scalp losses. A free muscle flap is used to cover the exposed skull. Skin graft covers the muscle flap, and next, the expanded scalp is used to restore the scalp to its original shape. In certain cases, a hair transplant could help create a more natural hairline. Methods: In this case, in 1987, a free latissimus dorsi muscle flap and skin grafting were used in a 27-year-old man with major scalp loss. The left latissimus dorsi muscle was harvested with its vascular pedicle intact. Left superficial temporal vessels were used as recipients. After complete healing of the free flap, scalp and forehead skin were expanded and used to restore the scalp to its preinjury shape. Results: Coverage of the exposed parietal skull with free latissimus dorsi muscle flap and skin graft was successful. Then, scalp tissue surrounding the defect and forehead skin were expanded and used to restore the scalp to its original shape. Conclusions: This 36-year follow-up in a patient who had major scalp reconstruction using free latissimus dorsi muscle and skin grafting followed by scalp and forehead expansion shows that this method provides an excellent and reliable long-term coverage for such an injury.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.