** The latissimus dorsi muscle flap is the donor tissue available on the back.

At the sides of the chest, the breast tissue can extend into the axilla ( armpit ), and can reach as far to the back as the latissimus dorsi muscle, extending from the lower back to the humerus bone ( the longest bone of the upper arm ).

Approximately 3 weeks after creation of the defect a reversed latissimus dorsi flap was used to cover the exposed neural placode and the animals were delivered by cesarean section just prior term.

The pectoralis major, teres major, and latissimus dorsi insert at the intertubercular groove of the humerus.

The latissimus dorsi ( plural: latissimi dorsi ), meaning ' broadest of the back ' ( Latin latus meaning ' broad ', latissimus meaning ' broadest ' and dorsum meaning the back ), is the larger, flat, dorso-lateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.

A muscular slip, the axillary arch, varying from 7 to 10 cm in length, and from 5 to 15 mm in breadth, occasionally springs from the upper edge of the latissimus dorsi about the middle of the posterior fold of the axilla, and crosses the axilla in front of the axillary vessels and nerves, to join the under surface of the tendon of the pectoralis major, the coracobrachialis, or the fascia over the biceps brachii.

* The lateral margin of the latissimus dorsi is separated below from the obliquus externus abdominis by a small triangular interval, the lumbar triangle of Petit, the base of which is formed by the iliac crest, and its floor by the obliquus internus abdominis.

It is bounded above by the trapezius, below by the latissimus dorsi, and laterally by the vertebral border of the scapula ; the floor is partly formed by the rhomboideus major.

Most latissimus dorsi exercises concurrently recruit the teres major, posterior fibers of the deltoid, long head of the triceps brachii, among numerous other stabilizing muscles.

Depending on the line of pull, the trapezius muscles can be recruited as well ; horizontal pulling motions such as rows recruit both latissimus dorsi and trapezius heavily.

Tight latissimus dorsi has been shown to be one cause of chronic shoulder pain and chronic back pain.

Because the latissimus dorsi connects the spine to the humerus, tightness in this muscle can manifest as either sub-optimal glenohumeral joint ( shoulder ) function which leads to chronic pain or tendinitis in the tendinous fasciae connecting the latissimus dorsi to the thoracic and lumbar spine.

This procedure involves wrapping the latissimus dorsi muscles around the heart and electrostimulating them in synchrony with ventricular systole.

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A latissimus flap is usually used to recruit soft-tissue coverage over an underlying implant.

The equine forelimb ( also referred to as the front limb, rostral limb, cephalad limb or thoracic limb ) of the horse is attached to the trunk of the animal by purely muscular connections ( the serratus ventralis, trapezius, rhomboideus, latissimus dorsi, brachiocephalicus, subclavius and pectoralis muscles ).

A relatively new technique involving a graft from the side of the chest under the armpit ( known as a musculocutaneous latissimus dorsi free transfer flap ) is a step forward in phalloplasty.

The posterior fibers are strongly involved in transverse extension particularly as the latissimus dorsi is very weak in strict transverse extension.

This type of grip usually places more emphasis on the intercostals and the biceps, whereas the traditional grip is more of an upper-back and latissimus dorsi exercise.

For example, pectoralis major is the most important arm flexor and latissimus dorsi the most important extensor at the glenohumeral joint, but, acting together, these two muscles cancel each other's action leaving only their combined medial rotation component.

British Thoracic Society recommends the tube is inserted in an area described as the " safe zone ", a region bordered by: the lateral border of pectoralis major, a horizontal line inferior to the axilla, the anterior border of latissimus dorsi and a horizontal line superior to the nipple.

Wrist straps can be used to isolate muscle groups like in " lat pull-downs ", where you primarily will work your latissimus dorsi muscles of your back and not use your biceps which is the secondary muscle worked during the lift.

A tendinous arch is frequently the origin of the long head and the tendon of latissimus dorsi.

When done as a weight-lifting exercise, its purpose is to exercise the muscles that draw the rower's arms toward the body ( latissimus dorsi ) as well as those that retract the scapulae ( trapezius and rhomboids ) and those that support the spine ( erector spinae ).

* Harrison chin-ups — a term coined by powerlifter Dan Harrison, this technique is similar to a normal chin-up but with an arched spine to more effectively target the latissimus dorsi and take strain off the biceps.

The latissimus dorsi and teres major also aid in adduction and medial rotation of the arm, so they may be able to compensate for the lack of extra muscle.

To provide a high level of mobility the shoulder sacrifices ligamentous stability and as a result relies on the surrounding musculature ( i. e., rotator cuff muscles, latissimus dorsi, and deltoid ) for much of its support.

It has for its borders the external oblique, pectoralis muscles, and the latissimus dorsi.

He also was placed on the disabled list for the first time after straining a latissimus dorsi muscle and received his second suspension after an argument with umpire Sam Holbrook.

This makes the deltoid an antagonist muscle of the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi during arm adduction.

This may also refer to the latissimus dorsi muscles over the back which extend the shoulder.

Static contraction movements include pullovers, straight-arm pulldowns and bent-over lateral raises, which are also used to build the deltoids and latissimus dorsi.

The latissimus myocutaneous flap employs skin fat and muscle harvested from the back, and a breast implant.

It works the triceps from the elbow all the way to the latissimus dorsi.

Kapler injured his right shoulder on a throw to the plate in mid-September, tearing his latissimus dorsi muscle, and missed the last two weeks of the season as well as the NLDS.

People frequently do this exercise with the intention of strengthening muscles such as the latissimus dorsi and biceps, which extend the shoulder and flex the elbow, respectively.

Chin-ups, like most pull-ups, target the latissimus dorsi muscle as a shoulder extensor, scapular downward rotator and scapular depressor, in bringing the spine to the humerus.