Quick Cuts: A Plastic Surgery Podcast

Episode 24: Posterior Trunk Reconstruction

Jake Marks Episode 24

A rapid review of posterior trunk reconstruction for the plastic surgery learner. In this episode we review:

  • Muscular anatomy of the back
  • Evaluation and management of the posterior trunk wound patient


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References:

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  4. Immediate soft-tissue reconstruction for complex defects of the spine following surgery for spinal neoplasms. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010;125(5):1460-1466.