title: Anterolateral thigh skinfold thickness and the European head and neck cancer patient: a prospective study.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to objectively assess this widely recognised problem of the bulky adipocutaneous Anterolateral thigh flap in the European population that may have implications in the reconstruction of head and neck cancer patients. We report 50 cases that underwent specific prospective thigh skinfold thickness assessment as part of assessment of suitability for ALT flap reconstruction following cancer ablation. The null hypothesis was that thigh skinfold thickness and circumference in an oral cancer population do not differ significantly from published sino-Asian norms. This study confirms anthropometrically the suspicion that European thigh skinfold thickness in a head and neck cancer population is greater than sino-Asian comparators.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9LU, United Kingdom. isambardk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kulraj S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Achal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: Adam B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mücke
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Anastasios N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kanatas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000886:Anthropometry; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data