Optimal timing for secondary reconstruction of head and neck defects after free flap failure

S Gupta, P Goil, A Mohammad… - Plastic and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Finite options exist to address free flap failure. There is a lack of consensus on
the standard treatment for secondary reconstruction in such cases. Herein, the authors …

Anchored sutures for fixation of the anterolateral thigh flap and prevention of orocutaneous fistula in oral and oropharyngeal cancer reconstruction

P Xin, C Huang, X Qin, C Hu - Clinical Oral Investigations, 2023 - Springer
Objective This study aims to assess the efficacy of anchored sutures (AS) in securing the
anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap during oral and oropharyngeal reconstructions, and its impact …

Division versus de-epithelialization of fibula osteocutaneous flap for composite oromandibular defects: A propensity score-matched analysis

S Mathews, VK Shankhdhar, D Jaiswal, JM Escandón… - Oral Oncology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Different fibula osteocutaneous free flap (FOCFF) configurations have been
described with a double-skin paddle (DSP) to address composite through-and-through …

[HTML][HTML] Combined ALT, Estlander, and upper lip flap for defects involving the oral commissure

C Matsui, K Tachibana, T Arai, Y Ikeda… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Lip defects (including the corners of the mouth) are a reconstructive challenge in terms of
both aesthetic and functional outcomes. When oral cancer resection results in defects that …

Management of Through-and-Through Oromandibular Defects after Segmental Mandibulectomy with Fibula Osteocutaneous Flap

S Mathews, D Jaiswal, P Yadav… - Journal of …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Background Oromandibular defects involving the external skin are a reconstructive
challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the use of the fibula osteocutaneous free flap …

Limb Salvage Using Microsurgical Free Tissue Transfer in Severe Frostbite

A Karir, EK Donaldson, E Holzer, T Quaife… - Annals of Plastic …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Purpose Frostbite is often managed conservatively; however, in severe cases, microsurgical
free tissue transfer is required for soft tissue coverage and limb salvage. Given its rarity, the …

Characteristics and limitations of video-capillaroscopy in reconstructive microsurgery for different histologic components of flaps

JM Escandón, A Mohammad, C Matsui… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Indocyanine green, ultrasonography, and handheld Doppler can be used to evaluate blood
flow at the donor and recipient site during microvascular reconstruction. However, these …

ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP-CLINICAL APPLICATION IN THE CERVICO FACIAL SOFT TISSUE DEFECT RECONSTRUCTION

DL Le, QD Nguyen - Tạp chí Y học Việt Nam, 2023 - tapchiyhocvietnam.vn
Tóm tắt Anterolateral thigh flap (ALT flap) is first found and used by Song in 1984. Classified
in the perforator type flaps, ALT flaps is blood supplied by the perforators of the descending …