Macroscopic and microangiographic anatomy of the teres major muscle: a new free functional muscle flap?
This anatomical study indicates that the teres major can be seen as a separate entity in the subscapular system and can be transferred as a free flap either alone or in combination. According to what is known from pedicled transfers, the donor-site morbidity should be low if the latissimus dorsi is left intact.
These data suggest that matrix or intercellular interactions determine the distribution of individual integrins. Further, the changes in integrin distribution during development reflect the maturation of the primordial interphotoreceptor matrix or photoreceptor cell layer.