Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2018
THE VINTAGE AND VERSATILE:AN ANALYSIS OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THE USE OF FOREHEAD FLAP IN RECONSTRUCTION OF DEFECTS IN HEAD AND NECK REGION POST ONCOLOGIC RESECTIONS
Dr. Syed Afroze Hussain, Prof. Subbiah Shanmugam, Dr. X. Gerald Anand Raja
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OBJECTIVES: To retrospectively analyse the usefulness of forehead flap in the reconstruction of defects following resection in head and neck
cancer
METHODOLOGY: Analysis of all patients who had reconstruction using forehead flap in past 10years was made,regarding the area covered,the
outcome of flap,donor site morbidity.
RESULTS: The axial pattern fasciocutaneous forehead flap is used in reconstruction of a variety of donor areas in head and neck region,with
success rate of 90%.With acceptable donor site morbidity.
CONCLUSION: Forehead flap can be used to cover a variety of oncological defects in facial region and has reliable outcomes.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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DR.SYED AFROZE HUSSAIN, PROF.SUBBIAH SHANMUGAM, DR.X.GERALD ANAND RAJA, THE VINTAGE AND VERSATILE:AN ANALYSIS OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THE USE OF FOREHEAD FLAP IN RECONSTRUCTION OF DEFECTS IN HEAD AND NECK REGION POST ONCOLOGIC RESECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-5 | May-2018
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DR.SYED AFROZE HUSSAIN, PROF.SUBBIAH SHANMUGAM, DR.X.GERALD ANAND RAJA, THE VINTAGE AND VERSATILE:AN ANALYSIS OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THE USE OF FOREHEAD FLAP IN RECONSTRUCTION OF DEFECTS IN HEAD AND NECK REGION POST ONCOLOGIC RESECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-5 | May-2018
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