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
Figure 1. Preoperative and postoperative images of elbow flexion. (A) Demonstrating the maximum elbow flexion of the patient. At this point, the patient’s biceps muscle was completely debrided (preoperative). (B) Four-month follow-up after reconstruction of the elbow with latissimus dorsi flap. Notice elbow flexion with more than 120°with the hand reaching to the oral cavity (postoperative).