Targeted Muscle Reinnervation is an Effective Treatment for Refractory Symptomatic Neuromas in Non-amputee Patients

Abstract

PURPOSE:Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) such as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are rare but potentially devastating complications of abdominal body contouring procedures. With an incidence of around 1%, the VTE rate in these surgeries is significantly lower than that of other surgical specialties but remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.1, 2 Rectus abdominis plication, a commonly utilized method to reduce diastasis width, has been associated with increased intraabdominal pressure.3-5 Though concerns that this increased intra-abdominal pressure may lead to increased DVTs and subsequent PEs exist, there is a lack of literature investigating associations between the two in abdominal contouring procedures and we aim to bridge this gap in knowledge.