Application of forearm free flap in the reconstruction of a large defect of oral and maxillofacial tissue
WANG Chao
XIANG Xu
YAN Ying-bin
ZHANG Jun
Abstract：Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of forearm free flap used in reconstruction of a large defect of oral and maxillofacial tissue after malignant tumor operation.Methods A defect of maxillofacial soft tissue was repaired hy using the forearm flap in the same period after the enlarged resection of the lesion in 32 cases of oral and maxillofacial malignant tumor,and the clinical results were observed and analyzed.Results Flaps survived in thirty of thirty-two cases of forearm flap surgery.The success rate was 93.7％.The maximal size of forearm free flap was 14.0 cm × 7.5 cm and the minimum was 6.0 cm × 4.0 cm.There were 3 cases of vascular crisis.In two of these cases,attempts at rescue failed.Conclusion Forearm free flap was an ideal free flap for reconstruction of a large defect of oral and maxillofacial tissue after malignant tumor operation.It is simple,safe,and reliable.
Keywords：Forearm free flapDefect of oral and maxillofacial soft tissueReconstruction
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 743-745 )