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Head and neck reconstruction using lateral thigh free flap: Flap design

✍ Scribed by Bomjoon Ha; Chung-Hwan Baek

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 510 KB
Volume: 19
Category: Article
ISSN: 0738-1085
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1999)19:3<157::aid-micr7>3.0.co;2-e

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✦ Synopsis

Eleven lateral thigh free flaps were used in head and neck reconstruction, transferred on the basis of the second perforator as well as the third perforator of the profunda femoris artery. The lateral thigh free flap was useful and reliable in head and neck reconstruction and was versatile in flap design. Due to the wide cutaneous territory of the lateral thigh flap, the skin island could be designed freely in the lateral thigh region. Careful patient selection is mandatory for good results. The pinch test and an understanding of the variety of subcutaneous thicknesses in the lateral thigh region are helpful in designing a skin island of adequate thickness. Other considerations in flap design are discussed.

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