Abstract:The analysis of the complications of the pectoralis major osteomyocutaneous flaps used for head and neck reconstruction and how to prevent them is the subject of this report. Ten patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth who had undergone segmental glossectomy and mandibulectomy, radical uni-or bilateral cervical lymphadenectomy, and immediate reconstruction with the pectoralis major osteomyocutaneous flaps were evaluated. Neither partial nor total necrosis of the myocutaneous segment occ… Show more
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