Radial Forearm Free Flap Donor Site Morbidity<subtitle>Ulnar-Based Transposition Flap vs Split-Thickness Skin Graft</subtitle>
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Radial forearm free flap donor site morbidity: ulnar-based transposition flap vs split-thickness skin graft.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate morbidity associated with the radial forearm free flap donor site and to compare functional and aesthetic outcomes of ulnar-based transposition flap (UBTF) vs split-thickness skin graft (STSG) closure of the donor site. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Tertiary care institution. PATIENTS The inclusion criteria were flap size not exceeding 30 cm(2), patient availab...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2011.216