title: [Applications of the island trapezius myocutaneous flap in oral maxillofacial surgery].
abstract: The experience in immediate reconstruction of oral maxillofacial defects of 23 cases by island trapezius myocutaneous flaps from April 1985 to July 1993 is presented. The smallest flap was 6 x 4 cm and the largest 12 x 8 cm, with all the cases successful. The selection of the vascular pedicle of the myocutaneous flaps, the technique of the operation, the advantages and the disadvantages of the method are discussed.
authors.affiliation: First People's Hospital of Xiangtan, Hunan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*