caa a22 4500 46573362X CHVBK 20180323111748.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00440569 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00440569 Chen W.-S Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China aut Restoration of elbow flexion by latissimus dorsi myocutaneous or muscle flap [Elektronische Daten] [W.-S. Chen] Summary: Six patients with flail elbow as a consequence of brachial plexus injury or traumatic loss of arm muscles underwent bipolar transposition of latissimus dorsi myocutaneous or muscle flaps to the biceps brachii to restore elbow flexion. The muscle strength achieved was 1.5-2.5 kg and the total range of active excursion is about 95°. The muscle strength is sufficient to carry out most of the activities of daily life but insufficient to achieve active supination or to perform heavy manual work. Elbow flexion of more than 120° is necessary for the affected hand to reach the mouth and should be one of the goals of the operation. Versatile use of the myocutaneous flap facilitates skin closure and improves the contour of the arm. Springer-Verlag, 1990 Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Springer-Verlag 109/3(1990-04-01), 117-120 0936-8051 109:3<117 1990 109 402 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00440569 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00440569 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Chen W.-S Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Springer-Verlag 109/3(1990-04-01), 117-120 0936-8051 109:3<117 1990 109 402 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer