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Microvascular free flap failures – looking beyond surgical technique

30 April 2020 | | Head and Neck | Head and neck reconstruction, free flap, free flap failure, outcomes

Microvascular free flaps are commonly used in reconstruction for head and neck defects. Failures of these flaps, however, are associated with a significant morbidity and mortality. Flap failures within the first 72 hours are commonly attributed to technical failure of...

A new free flap for the head and neck?

1 September 2015 | | Head and neck reconstruction, Medial sural artery perforator flap, Perforator flaps

Reconstruction of major defects in the head and neck is usually an area where maxillofacial or plastic surgery colleagues come to assist, with consideration of the size and function any repair has to fulfil. Whilst the radial forearm free flap...