Free peroneal and its composite flap: a distant donor for head and neck reconstruction.
Free peroneal or its composite flap from the leg has been transferred in four patients for oro-mandibular and hypopharyngeal defects following surgery for malignancy. These flaps were successfully transplanted in all patients: two cases of free peroneal flap and two of free fibular graft with skin with no resulting problems with the leg. The peroneal osteocutaneous flap offers the following advantages: The axial vessels are preferable for microvascular surgery. Two flaps can be used with two cutaneous branches. A flap measuring up to 16 x 4.5 cm can be utilized with primary closure at the donor site. A long bone can be obtained together with skin. Surgery on the neck and harvesting of the flap can be done at the same time. The donor site is not conspicuous.
Saito
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H
Department of Otolaryngology, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
Yoshimura
M
M
Tsuda
G
G
Noda
I
I
Fujieda
S
S
Ohtsubo
T
T
Mori
S
S
Ikeda
T
T
Tanaka
N
N
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed