title: Soft-tissue reconstruction of craniofacial defects.
abstract: This article describes work in the reconstruction of combined midfacial and palatal defects with the use of a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous free flap with separate skin paddles designed to reconstruct multiple tissue surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Shestak
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*