title: The postauricular way-station for tubed pedicles from the chest.
abstract: A method is described for staging the transfer of a tube pedicle from the chest to the head by means of a preliminary attachment to the postauricular region. The advantages of this method are that it increases the range of the pedicle, provides a delay or at least a proof of the vascularity of the distal portion of the flap at the same time as the inset, and prevents downward gravitational pull on the pedicle and limitation of the patient's cervical motion, which have been difficulties with chest pedicles in the past.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Fla.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wagstrom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004431:Ear, External; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*