Safe Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm Flap Harvest with Prophylactic Internal Fixation

被引:17
作者
Shnayder, Yelizaveta [1 ]
Tsue, Terance T. [1 ]
Toby, E. Bruce [2 ]
Werle, Andreas H. [1 ]
Girod, Douglas A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Sch Med, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, 3901 Rainbow Blvd,Mailstop 3010, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
[2] Univ Kansas, Sch Med, Dept Surg, Kansas City, KS USA
关键词
Free flap; radius bone; reconstructive surgery;
D O I
10.1055/s-0031-1279675
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
We studied the efficacy of prophylactic plate fixation technique and a modified harvest of the osteocutaneous radial forearm free flap (OCRFFF) to minimize the incidence of postoperative donor radius pathological fracture. We retrospectively studied of the first 70 consecutive patients undergoing OCRFFF harvest by the University of Kansas Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction Team. Mean follow-up was 13 months. One of two patients undergoing OCRFFF harvest without prophylactic fixation developed a pathological radius fracture. The 68 subsequent OCRFFF patients underwent prophylactic fixation of the donor radius, and none developed a symptomatic radius fracture. Five of 68 patients did have a radiographically visible fracture requiring no intervention. The plate fixation technique was further modified to exclude monocortical screws in the radius bone donor defect (subsequent 39 patients), without any further fractures detected. One patient required forearm hardware removal for an attritional extensor tendon tear. The described modified OCRFFF harvest and prophylactic plate fixation technique may eliminate postoperative pathological fracture of the donor radius. Donor morbidity is similar to that of the fasciocutaneous radial forearm free flap, affording safe use of OCRFFF in head and neck reconstruction.
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页码:129 / 136
页数:8
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