Free Flap
Double-layered collagen graft to the radial forearm free flap donor sites without skin graft
... Methods: Twenty-two consecutive patients who underwent oral cancer ablation and forearm reconstruction between April 2010 and November 2013 were included in this study. Male to female ratio was 12:10, and average age was ...
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Analysis of the compatibility of dental implant systems in fibula free flap reconstruction
... To sum up, oromandibular reconstruction is a complex procedure with many available options. Mandibular defects could be better reconstructed with fibula free flap, with recognised improvements in the ...
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Free flap pulse oximetry utilizing reflectance photoplethysmography
... Photoplethysmography (PPG) has been suggested as a monitoring technique in an attempt to overcome the limitations of the current technologies used for assessing free flap perfusion [6]. PPG is a non ...
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Are Neck Flaps an Alternate to Radial Forearm Free Flap
... the main aim of reconstruction in the oral cavity is the return of patient to normal daily routine as early as possible by reducing morbidity in the form of early restoration of function and appearance. In oral cavity ...
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Dorsalis Pedis Free Flap: The Salvage Option following Failure of the Radial Forearm Flap in Total Lower Lip Reconstruction
... The free flap failed to survive due to late vein thrombosis on the 5th post-op ...forearm flap was not possible to use due to multiple vein and arterial catheter ...free flap. The ...
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The reliability of the “Iberic graft” for covering of the radial forearm free flap donor site
... forearm free flap (RFFF) has been used extensively for reconstruction of head and neck defects after oncologic resection. However, many donor site complications have been described, such as partial loss of ...
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Reconstruction of a subtotal upper lip defect with a facial artery musculomucosal flap, kite flap, and radial forearm free flap: a case report
... recently, free flap and local flap transfers have been used for extensive lip and perioral defects recon- struction, yielding superior results ...with free flaps and lip-switch procedures have ...
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Ossification of the Vascular Pedicle in Microsurgical Fibular Free Flap Reconstruction of the Head and Neck
... Ossification of the vascular pedicle arising from the periosteum associated with a fibular free flap reconstruction is a reasonably common finding on CT examinations of the neck as early as 1 month ...
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Reconstruction with fibular osteocutaneous free flap in patients with mandibular osteoradionecrosis
... fibular free flap was performed after the seg- mental mandible ...fibular free flap was ...fibular free flap (Figure ...patients. Flap with a 4x12cm thickness was the most ...
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Microvascular free-flap transfer for head and neck reconstruction in elderly patients
... microsurgical free flap conducted in elderly patients do not agree in defining the term “ elderly ” , but they demonstrated that age is not an important factor influencing the success of this surgery ...and ...
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Development of a Reflectance Photoplethysmographic Sensor used for the Assessment of Free Flap Perfusion
... (DIEP) free flap, which has proven to be a major advancement in transferring lower abdominal tissue for autologous breast ...DIEP flap has the least donor-site morbidity and will cause less ...
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The application of fibular free flap with flexor hallucis longus in maxilla or mandible extensive defect: a comparison study with conventional flap
... the flap to help ensure flap viability in using the osteocu- taneous fibula flap ...fibula free flap mandible reconstruction ...osteomuscular flap to reconstruct a massive defect ...
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Submental island flap reconstruction reduces cost in oral cancer reconstruction compared to radial forearm free flap reconstruction: a case series and cost analysis
... possible. Free flaps have become a staple in head and neck reconstruction, yet pedicled flaps offer shorter op- erative times as well as potential for faster patient recov- ...island flap offers adequate ...
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Anatomy of Free Flap Failures: Dissection of a Series
... reoperative free flaps after initial failure of the flap secondary to clotting disorders was published ...total flap losses, two partial losses, and one additional thrombectomy, DVT, and distal limb ...
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Application of Smartphone Photography and 3G Wireless Internet Technology in Free Flap Monitoring: A Prospective Study
... in free-flap monitoring (FFM) will be the first of its kind in ...improved flap survival rate from 92% to 100% through use of FFM using mobile messenger ...the flap status and that it was a ...
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Transoral robotic surgery with radial forearm free flap reconstruction: case control analysis
... A number of studies have demonstrated lower positive margin resection rates with TORS vs other surgical ap- proaches, which potentially translates into improved local disease control [21, 22, 26, 27] and ...
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Free flap pulse oximetry utilizing reflectance photoplethysmography
... (DIEP) free flap where skin and fat along with their blood supplies are transferred from the lower abdomen to the ...of free flap is vital to flap ...of free flaps where surgical ...
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Reintroducing the latissimus-rib free flap as a long bone substitute in the reconstruction of lower extremity injuries
... We should mention that in all cases we used the fifth and sixth rib and the fourth also in two cases. Approach was from the right posterolat- eral chest wall from the midaxillary line through the posterior axillary line. ...
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Condyle dislocation following mandibular reconstruction using a fibula free flap: complication cases
... long flap with thickness similar to that of the mandible, ways to minimize span and bending, and methods of ...DCIA flap may be considered in mandibu- lar reconstruction involving the mandibular ...
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Functional and aesthetic recontouring of free flap reconstructions of the head and neck region with microdebrider
... necessary and the tip can be guided by palpation, which can make the deliberate debulking of only the desired areas more likely. As in the first reported case the bulk of the transferred flap is desired in the ...
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