The back tube pedicle in head and neck reconstruction.
The use of a back tube pedicle in 19 patients, presenting for reconstruction of defects in the head and neck region, is shown and aspects of surgical technique discussed. In general, satisfactory results were achieved and it is recommended that the back should be considered more often as a donor site when the more convenient deltopectoral flap is not available, not desirable.
D001415:Back / Q000601:surgery; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002680:Chin; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods