[The brachial flap in reconstructive surgery].
Radical treatment of tumours in the region of the shoulder joint is a problem. For reconstruction we can use local shifts, microsurgical methods and free skin transplants, unless the surgical operation involves resection of the skeleton. Less frequently a brachial flap is used, calling for amputation of the upper extremity to use the soft tissues of the arm. In the described patient a radical approach to a tumour in the area of the left shoulder with the use of a total brachial flap was involved. The authors draw attention to the importance of the surgical decision to apply this mutilating operation where it is necessary to take into account the clinical finding, subjective complaints as well as possibilities of reconstructive surgery.
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