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- Title
Head and neck reconstruction with anterolateral thigh flap
- Authors
Mäkitie, Antti A.; Beasley, Nigel J. P.; Neligan, Peter C.; Lipa, Joan; Gullane, Patrick J.; Gilbert, Ralph W.
- Abstract
: ObjectiveOur goal was to present our experience with the free anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of various cutaneous and mucosal defects of the head and neck.: Study designWe conducted a retrospective review of 37 patients who underwent reconstruction between 1994 and 2002. Outcome measures included ethnicity, flap harvest technique, vascular anatomy, flap success, general surgical complications, and donor site morbidity.: ResultsThe majority of our patients were white (n = 33). The size of the 39 free anterolateral thigh flaps varied from 24 to 252 cm2. There was 1 arterial failure and flap loss (2.6%) and 2 venous occlusions that were both salvaged. The donor site was closed primarily in 37 cases and with a split-thickness skin graft in 2 cases.: ConclusionsThis is the first report on using the free anterolateral thigh flap in whites. This free transfer has proved to be a versatile and reliable flap for reconstruction of the head and neck.
- Subjects
THIGH; SURGICAL flaps; SKIN grafting; ANATOMY
- Publication
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2003, Vol 129, Issue 5, p547
- ISSN
0194-5998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/s0194-59980301393-7