The unique and valuable soft tissue free flap in head and neck reconstruction: Lateral arm

This article is a review of a less common but versatile and important flap in the head and neck reconstructive tool box: the lateral arm flap. The lateral arm flap was described by Song and colleagues in 1982 and further defined by Katsaros in 1984 [1,2]. This donor site provides well-vasularized soft tissue that can be utilized to reconstruct a variety of head and neck defects. The lateral arm donor site has several key reconstructive advantages that make it an ideal donor site for many head and neck defects.

Source: Oral Oncology - May 23, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stephen Y. Kang, Antoine Eskander, Krupal Patel, Theodoros N. Teknos, Matthew O. Old Source Type: research