The use of a latissimus dorsi muscle flap for scapular reconstruction in acat following fibrosarcoma excision

A latissimus dorsi muscle flap was used to reconstruct a proximal scapular defect in a cat after excision of a fibrosarcoma that had recurred after ei ght surgeries, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. To obtain appropriate s urgical margins, infraspinatus and supraspinatus myectomy and scapular spin ous ostectomy were performed. The latissimus dorsi muscle flap was rotated into the defect and anchored to four holes placed in the cranial border of the scapula. The cat showed no lameness at 6, 21, 42, and 147 days after su rgery. The latissimus dorsi muscle flap was successful for proximal scapula r reconstruction in this cat.