Donor Site Morbidity and Quality of Life after Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction with a Chimeric, Thoracodorsal, Perforator-Scapular Flap Based on the Angular Artery (TDAP-Scap-aa Flap)

Donor Site Morbidity and Quality of Life after Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction with a Chimeric, Thoracodorsal, Perforator-Scapular Flap Based on the Angular Artery (TDAP-Scap-aa Flap)

Extensive defects in the head and neck area often require the use of advanced free flap reconstruction techniques. In this study, the thoracodorsal perforator-scapular free flap technique based on the angular artery (TDAP-Scap-aa flap) was postoperatively evaluated regarding the quality of life and...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Wallner, Marcus Rieder, Michael Schwaiger, Bernhard Remschmidt, Wolfgang Zemann, Mauro Pau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
quality-of-life
donor site morbidity
head and neck reconstruction
scapular free flap
oncological outcome
microvascular reconstruction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/16/4876

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