BACKGROUND Surgery remains the first choice of treatment for tongue cancer. Immediate reconstruction should be performed after wide resection of tumour. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of lingual defects. METHODS We report 39 consecutive oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients who underwent lingual reconstruction with the anterolatera...

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and complications of a novel surgical technique for cicatricial lower lid ectropion that uses a vertical-to-horizontal (V-to-H) rotational myocutaneous flap procedure (Tsai procedure). Methods We performed the V-to-H rotational myocutaneous flap procedure on 20 eyelids in 20 patients with mild to moderate cicatricial lower lid ectropion. A vertical myocutane...

The most commonly used areas in the lower extremity subcutaneous injection applications are anterior and lateral surface of thigh. calf region, which is an alternative to these areas, located region gastrocnemius muscle. aim study retrospectively evaluate suitability thigh site adipose tissue thickness for through computed tomography sections. sample this descriptive consisted 140 adult patient...

The extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap is reliable, safe, and can be used either as a pedicle or as a free flap with minimal donor site morbidity. To increase the existing knowledge of this flap and to establish further anatomic basis for the design and elevation of the extensor digitorum brevis flap, 26 specimens from 13 fresh cadavers were dissected under 3.5x loupes. The lateral tarsal ar...

1) Omentum majus flap instead of MRAM. Professor Höckel promotes the use of the omental flap instead of MRAM. Unfortunately, as our paper discusses, the omentum is often times not present or it is in adhesions. This means that in many patients who received previous radiotherapy or abdominal surgeries it cannot be used for this purpose. Moreover, since its attachment in the upper abdomen must be...

BACKGROUND Free flap surgery in the pediatric population has gained widespread acceptance regarding its technical utility and reliability. Initial concerns as to the feasibility and reliability of the procedure in children were resolved over time. METHODS Thirty children (15 boys, 15 girls) were treated in Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic. ...

Posture can be defined as the form of the body when sitting, walking, or standing. There would be no problem if muscles interact in harmony with musculoskeletal system or nervous system. Posture analysis is crucial for clinical assessments in physical medicine and rehabilitation. However, studies into this issue are limited. In this study, the relationship between static standing balance and an...

Flap prelamination is the process whereby a complex 3- dimensional construct is fashioned in a staged manner. We present a case whereby the tissues of the anterolateral thigh, nourished by perforators of the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery, were prelaminated with a fibula in the setting of salvage head and neck reconstruction. With a paucity of recipient vessels in th...

OBJECTIVES To gain information on anatomical variation in anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps in a series of clinical cases, with special focus on perforators and pedicles, for potential use in reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial soft tissue defects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight patients who underwent microvascular reconstructive surgery with ALT free flaps after ablative surgery for oral can...

BACKGROUND This study reports our experience with fasciocutaneous reconstruction of circumferential pharyngoesophageal defects using an anterolateral thigh flap wrapped around a salivary bypass tube. METHODS The charts of 14 patients were reviewed. All patients who had reconstruction of a pharyngoesophageal defect using an anterolateral thigh flap with a salivary bypass tube between 2001 and ...