Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3126230 | British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Between March 1982 and December 2002 we did a total of 534 reconstructions with free flaps from various donor sites for 529 patients.The jejunum was the donor site in 181 reconstructions (34%), followed by the radial forearm flap in 173 reconstructions (32%); 86% of the reconstructions were immediately after excisions. Surgical re-exploration was necessary in 37 patients (7%); the failure rate from necrosis of the flap was 5%. Factors associated with complications were American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class and age.
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Authors
A. Eckardt, A. Meyer, U. Laas, J.-E. Hausamen,