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Fig. 1 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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From: Retrospective characterization of a rat model of volumetric muscle loss

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Volumetric muscle loss surgical procedure: an incision (A) is made on the lateral aspect of the rat’s hindlimb to reveal the underlying fascia (B). A small hole is made in the fascia with scissors (C) and the fascia is bluntly separated and reflected back from the underlying muscle. The middle third (D) of the TA muscle is demarcated and blunt scissors are used to penetrate the connective tissue between the TA and EDL muscles (E) to generate a tunnel beneath the TA. A spatula is inserted beneath the TA (F) and a 6 mm biopsy punch is used (G) to remove a full thickness section from the middle of the muscle belly (H) resulting in a VML defect (I)

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