Sensory and motor function impairment after brachial plexus cord compression by a pedicled latissimus dorsi flap

A case of neuropraxia of the sensory and motor nerve fibres of the brachial plexus is reported after successful transfer of an ipsilateral pedicled myocutaneous latissimus dorsi flap to reconstruct a large-volume tissue defect in the neck resulting from a shotgun injury