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23 October 2021: Articles

Successful Elbow Flexion Reconstruction Using Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Transfer Following a Road Traffic Accident and Upper Limb Trauma

Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease

Salem Mohammad Alshammari B , Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Alghamdi F , Sawsan Fahad Almarzouq A , Hani Ali Shash A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933374

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933374

Table 1. Recent cases reported using functional LD flap transfer for flexorplasty.

AuthorYearNumber of patientsEtiologyActive ROMComments
Lupon et al []19 20201Sarcoma0–140The exact surgical technique not mentioned
Kameda et al []18 20191Nerve injury0–135
Sood et al []21 20171SarcomaNRFollow-up 3 months after reconstruction revealed an MRC score of M3
Cambon-Binder et al []6 20127Tiger bite (n=1)Anterior arm compartment trauma (n=3)Brachial plexus injury (n=3)Average 45-130 (mean 91°)
Ma et al []20 200820Soft-tissue defect0–130 (n=16)0–105 (n=3)15–85 (n=1)
ROM – range of motion; year – year of publication; NR – not reported; MRC – medical research council.

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