title: The radial forearm free flap: our experience in solving donor site problems.
abstract: Special attention is paid to the problems of the donor site (the forearm) in a series of 75 patients who underwent orofacial malignancy excision. An island skin flap from the ulnar aspect of the forearm, used in 15 patients, is reported to be an improvement of the surgical technique. No healing complications were observed, and the aesthetic and functional results were very good.
authors.affiliation: Maxillo-Facial Surgery Clinic, Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre, Rijeka, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juretic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Car
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zambelli
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011884:Radius; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology