Scapular free flap for repair of massive lower facial composite defects

TY - JOUR

T1 - Scapular free flap for repair of massive lower facial composite defects

AU - Granick, Mark S.

AU - Newton, E. Douglas

AU - Hanna, Dwight C.

PY - 1986

Y1 - 1986

N2 - The scapular osteocutaneous free flap provides excellent tissue for reconstruction of massive lower facial defects. Five cases of full‐thickness cheek and lip defects associated with mandibular loss were successfully repaired with sandwiched osteocutaneous scapular flaps plus a parascapular or latissimus dorsi flap. In two instances the osteocutaneous scapular flap was harvested along with a parascapular skin paddle. The other three patients had latissimus dorsi myocutaneous units taken with the scapular osteocutaneous flap from the same subscapular pedicle.

AB - The scapular osteocutaneous free flap provides excellent tissue for reconstruction of massive lower facial defects. Five cases of full‐thickness cheek and lip defects associated with mandibular loss were successfully repaired with sandwiched osteocutaneous scapular flaps plus a parascapular or latissimus dorsi flap. In two instances the osteocutaneous scapular flap was harvested along with a parascapular skin paddle. The other three patients had latissimus dorsi myocutaneous units taken with the scapular osteocutaneous flap from the same subscapular pedicle.

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.2890080607

DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.2890080607

M3 - Article

C2 - 3721886

SN - 0148-6403

VL - 8

SP - 436

EP - 441

JO - Head & Neck Surgery

JF - Head & Neck Surgery

IS - 6

ER -