Donor site morbidity after scapular tip free flaps in head-and-neck reconstruction.
Microsurgery
; 35(6): 447-50, 2015 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26190129
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recently, the scapular tip free flap has been popularized as a valuable option for bone reconstruction of the head and neck area. Analyses of perioperative and long-time morbidity are crucial to enable complete comprehension of this technique and will be presented in this paper.METHODS:
Perioperative and long-term morbidity of scapular tip flaps harvesting were analyzed in a cohort of 19 patients. Local complications and ambulation-time were used to assess perioperative results, while Constant-Murley and DASH scores were used to evaluate long-term morbidity on shoulder functions.RESULTS:
Local perioperative complications were minimal (three cases of seroma and two wound dehiscence). Ambulation time ranged between 2 and 4 days (mean 2.7 days). Constant-Murley scores ranged between 66 and 100 (mean 92.2). The DASH score ranged between 39 and 85 (mean 48.6).CONCLUSION:
Harvesting a scapular tip free flap resulted in very low shoulder morbidity, without interfering the patient's daily activities. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microsurgery 35447-450, 2015.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Escápula
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Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica
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Retalhos de Tecido Biológico
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Mandíbula
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Maxila
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Microsurgery
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália