Open AccessAlteration in skeletal posture between breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi flap and mastectomy: a prospective comparison study
Author(s) -
Joon Seok Lee,
Eunhee Park,
Jung Ho Lee,
Jeeyeon Lee,
Ho Yong Park,
Jung Dug Yang,
TaeDu Jung
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs-21-31
Subject(s) - medicine , mastectomy , breast reconstruction , prospective cohort study , surgery , cobb angle , breast cancer , body mass index , radiography , cancer
The latissimus dorsi (LD) flap is used in cases of immediate breast reconstruction after total or partial mastectomy. However, studies on the effect of unilateral LD flap reconstruction on skeletal posture and comparison with results from mastectomy-only have been sparse. Thus in this prospective, observational study, we compared skeletal posture and functional recovery in patients who underwent a mastectomy-only versus those who underwent breast reconstruction with a LD flap after mastectomy.
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