23 October 2021
: Case report 
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 Alshammari1BEF*, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Alghamdi
1F, Sawsan Fahad Almarzouq1AE, Hani Ali Shash1AE
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933374
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933374
Table 1. Recent cases reported using functional LD flap transfer for flexorplasty.
| Author | Year | Number of patients | Etiology | Active ROM | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupon et al []19 | 2020 | 1 | Sarcoma | 0–140 | The exact surgical technique not mentioned |
| Kameda et al []18 | 2019 | 1 | Nerve injury | 0–135 | |
| Sood et al []21 | 2017 | 1 | Sarcoma | NR | Follow-up 3 months after reconstruction revealed an MRC score of M3 |
| Cambon-Binder et al []6 | 2012 | 7 | Tiger bite (n=1)Anterior arm compartment trauma (n=3)Brachial plexus injury (n=3) | Average 45-130 (mean 91°) | |
| Ma et al []20 | 2008 | 20 | Soft-tissue defect | 0–130 (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. | |||||