A clinical study of the use of musculocutaneous island flaps for reconstruction in head and neck surgery.
Eleven cases of the musculocutaneous island flap (MCIF) and their use in major reconstructions for head and neck surgery are described. Methods used in investigating the blood supply of these flaps in cadaver specimens are discussed as well as the use of radionuclear scanning of the blood supply of the flaps in postoperative patients.
D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors