Research Article
Free Functional Latissimus Dorsi Reconstruction of the Quadriceps and Hamstrings following Oncologic Resection of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Thigh
Table 1
Patients undergoing free functional latissimus flap reconstruction following resection of thigh soft tissue sarcoma.
| Patient | Age (years) | Gender | Histology | Previous surgery | Muscles resected | Volume resected (cm3) | Postoperative knee ROM (°) | Postoperative MSTS93 score (%) | Muscle strength |
| 1 | 55 | Male | Extraskeletal osteosarcoma | Yes | Semimembranosus | 7079 | 100 | 97 | 4 | Long head biceps femoris | Short head biceps femoris | Sciatic nerve | 2 | 37 | Male | UPS | No | Entire hamstring complex | 856 | 90 | 100 | 4 | 3 | 39 | Male | Myxoid liposarcoma | No | Entire hamstring complex | 4805 | 45 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 62 | Male | Dedifferentiated liposarcoma | No | Semimembranosus | 7846 | 90 | 100 | 4 | Semitendinosus | Adductor magnus | Adductor longus | Gracilis | 5 | 53 | Male | Myxoid liposarcoma | No | Entire hamstring complex | 4118 | 90 | 97 | 4 | 6 | 71 | Male | Myxofibrosarcoma | Yes | Long head biceps femoris | 3828 | 90 | 87 | 4 | Short head biceps femoris | 7 | 66 | Female | Myxoid liposarcoma | No | Vastus lateralis | 3413 | 45 | 53 | 3 | Long head biceps femoris | Short head biceps femoris | 8 | 62 | Male | UPS | No | Rectus femoris | 5297 | 115 | 100 | 4 | Vastus medialis | Vastus intermedius | 9 | 50 | Female | UPS | Yes | Entire quadriceps complex | 1120 | 70 | 70 | 2 | 10 | 47 | Male | Dedifferentiated liposarcoma | Yes | Rectus femoris | 3223 | 110 | 100 | 4 | Vastus medialis | Vastus intermedius | Sartorius | 11 | 75 | Male | Myxofibrosarcoma | Yes | Rectus femoris | 1627 | 100 | 90 | 4 | Vastus medialis | Vastus intermedius | Sartorius | 12 | 52 | Female | UPS | No | Entire quadriceps complex | 1053 | 120 | 97 | 4 |
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UPS, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma; ROM, range of motion; MSTS93, musculoskeletal tumor society score. |