Arterial supply of the gracilis muscle and its relevance for the dynamic graciloplasty

Traxler, Hannes; Windisch, Alfred; Surd, R.; Rosén, Harald; Schiessel, R; Firbas, W

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1999)12:3<159::aid-ca3>3.0.co;2-o

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“…Because electrical stimulation of ischemic muscle is considered harmful, 18 we observed the gracilis muscle carefully during the initial electrical stimulation, but witnessed no symptoms suggesting ischemia. 9,11 In our five patients, an easy, simple dissection of the nerve shifted the reflection point. Our previous study demonstrated that electrical stimulation can be given without causing discomfort to the patient.…”

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“…When the patient attempts bowel evacuation, the muscle flap is relaxed by stopping the electrical stimulation. 8,9 In fact, Madoff et al, 3 reported complete muscle coverage in only 65% of cases. [5][6][7] For good anal function, the anus should be totally encircled by the flexible, muscular part of the gracilis, 6 but in many cases, the tendinous area of the muscle makes up the part of the flap surrounding the anus.…”

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“…The reasons why the gracilis muscle is favored by reconstructive surgeons are, it has readily available reliable vascular and nervous pedicles, causes minimal donor‐site morbidity, and is harvested easily. Being one of the most versatile muscles used in reconstructive surgery, the anatomical features of the gracilis muscle and its extramuscular pedicle arteries have been investigated on several occasions, and the majority of these studies have involved anatomical dissections of human cadaver thighs or anatomo‐radiological studies on the gracilis muscles harvested from cadavers (Juricic et al,1993; Traxler et al,1999; Coquerel‐Beghin et al,2006; Macchi et al,2008).…”

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Arterial anatomy of the gracilis muscle as determined by latex injection and glycerin transparency

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Carvalho Y.K., Zavarize K.C., Medeiros L.S. & Bombonato P.P. 2013. [Evalu-ation of the glycerin from biodiesel production in the preservation of anatomical parts.] Avaliação do uso da glicerina proveniente da produção do biodiesel na conservação de peças anatômicas. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 33(1):115-118. Centro de Ciências Bio-lógicas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rodov. BR 364 Km 4, Rio Branco, AC 69915-900, Brazil. Pure glycerin is widely used for conservation of anatomical parts, which is very efficient and not toxic to the handlers. Nevertheless pure glycerin is extremely expensive and una-ffordable for many anatomy laboratories. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the viability of semi-purified glycerin from biodiesel production for preservation of anatomical parts. Fifteen hearts and 30 kidneys from pigs were studied. The glycerin from a biodie-sel plant had the following composition: 80.5% glycerol, 12.8% humidity, 6.3% NaCl and 0.4% fatty acids. The organs were measured, analyzed and photographed before and after preservation protocol. The semi-purified glycerin caused no reduction in the dimensions of anatomical structures (mass, height and width) of statistical difference. Characteristics of consistency and flexibility of the anatomical parts was preserved. Additionally the costs and the production of toxic gases were reduced. The main achievement of this study was preservation of the morphological characteristics and improvement of the teaching and learning process.

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“…The recent years, studies in clinical anatomy have produced valuable information on specific vascularization of the anatomical structures used in these flaps (Saadeh et al, 1998;Fróes et al, 1999;Traxler et al, 1999;Tao et al, 2000;Halim and Wan, 2004;Macchi et al, 2008Macchi et al, , 2009Rozen et al, 2008Rozen et al, , 2009Rozen et al, , 2010Rozen et al, , 2011Ger, 2009;Ma et al, 2009;Papadimas et al, 2009;Beer and Manestar, 2010;Piquilloud et al, 2011;Janus et al, 2012).…”

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