title: [Pedicled and free flaps for reconstruction in the head-neck region].
abstract: For reconstruction in the head-neck region, either pedicled or free flaps can be used depending on the site of origin and the place of reconstruction. Pedicled flaps have definite limitations, therefore, free transplants are becoming continuously more popular. Today, microvascular reanastomosed transplants are those most commonly used in reconstructive head-neck surgery. In this contribution, we present and explain the most important types of flaps and their indications.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde/Chirurgie der Universität Bonn. Friedrich.Bootz@ukb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bootz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keiner
mesh_terms: D044964:Cervicoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome