Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To evaluate head and neck patients undergoing secondary
(delayed) free flap reconstructions. Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Methods: Of …

Objective Assess the efficacy of free flap reconstruction performed at a low-volume program
and evaluate how volume and outcomes have changed over 20 years. Study Design Case …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to classify and analyze perioperative
complications following free flap reconstruction in the head and neck and investigate …

The aim of this retrospective study is to review the experience of our institution in performing
microvascular head and neck reconstruction between 2000 and 2004. During this period …

Objectives Free flaps are often criticized as being medically risky for the patient, expensive,
and too time‐consuming when compared with the traditional rotational flap repair. Perhaps …

OBJECTIVE: We undertook this study of free flap reconstruction of the head and neck to
stratify patients and procedures, to determine how donor site preference changed over time …

Objective Understanding the independent predictors of poor outcomes in free flap surgery is
essential for patient selection. We aim to determine the independent predictors of major …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To compare free flap reconstructive cases from 1999 and
2009 with respect to patient characteristics, surgical characteristics, outcomes, and …

Background The free flap surgical method is useful for the reconstruction of head and neck
defects. This study retrospectively analyzed the results of head and neck reconstructions …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the causes of head and neck free
flap loss and to evaluate outcomes after subsequent microvascular and nonmicrovascular …