PR34P HEAD AND NECK FREE FLAP RECONSTRUCTION IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION – WAIKATO EXPERIENCE
✍ Scribed by F. A. Neary; Z. Moaveni
- Book ID
- 108996590
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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Advanced-stage and recurrent malignancies of the head and neck place severe demands on both the surgical team and the patient. Marked alterations in cosmesis and function are to be expected following major ablative surgery. The use of free tissue transfer with microvascular anastomoses has provided
## Abstract Microsurgical free flaps are today considered state of the art in head and neck reconstruction after composite tumor resections. Free flaps provide superior functional and aesthetic restoration with less donor‐site morbidity. This article details our approach to this challenging and com
## Abstract This chapter describes the state of the art in head and neck free flap reconstruction and will stress some of its major deficits. It will also discuss some of the most promising frontiers in reconstruction, including tissue engineering and composite allotransplantation. The true frontie