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          • CONFLICT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS IN THE FIRST DIAGNOSES OF SKIN CANCER IN 2020: A SINGLE-CENTRE STUDY
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          • HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION WITH FREE VASCULARIZED FLAPS; OUR EXPERIENCE
          • REMODELLING OF THE SUPERFICIAL VASCULAR NETWORK OF SKIN FLAPS IN RATS, FOLLOWING A VASODILATORY CREAM APPLICATION
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          • THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYSTS, A CASE SERIES IN ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT OF G. PAPANIKOLAOU HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI.
          • LARGE PERIOCULAR DEFECTS RECONSTRUCTION WITH AXIAL AND RANDOM PATTERN FLAPS. INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW-UP ON OCCASION OF 4 CASES
          • SUCCESSFUL PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-RISK ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEAD & NECK CANCER IN THE COVID ERA. OUR EXPERIENCE.
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INFLUENCED THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH CERVICOFACIAL INFECTIONS? A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFFECTED THE PREVALENCE OF MAXILLOFACIAL FRACTURES? A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
          • CERVICAL VAGUS NERVE SCHWANNOMA IN AN ADULT PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
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          • “STICKY TOOTH”. SOCKET PRESERVATION BY USING AN AUTOLOGOUS DENTINE GRAFT IN COMBINATION WITH PLASMA RICH FIBRIN. CASE REPORT AND A TWO YEARS FOLLOW UP.
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Reconstruction of various intraoral and extraoral
defects with radial forearm free flap

Reconstruction of various intraoral and extraoral
​
defects with radial forearm free flap

Lampros P. GOUTZANIS, Marco R. KESTING, Denys J. LOEFFELBEIN, Florian BAUER, Klaus-Dietrich WOLFF

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, (Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. K.-D. Wolff), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische
Universität München, Munich, Germany

Hellenic Archives of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (2015) 3, 119-128
​
SUMMARY: Introduction. The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) is the most commonly used vascularized free flap
to repair extensive defects arising after resection of tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to present the applications of radial forearm free flap.
Patients and methods. The records of 45 patients who were treated with RFFF, from1/7/2013 until 31/12/2013,
were systematically reviewed and analyzed. Results. In six months, 45 RFFF were used to reconstruct
defects of various sites of the head and neck. Only one flap was completely necrotic, which means that a success
rate of 97.8% (44 of 45) was observed. Conclusions: The radial forearm free flap is a unique tool,
because it allows reconstruction of most of the defects in the head and neck area.

KEY WORDS: Radial forearm free flap; Oral Cancer; Reconstruction;
Microsurgery; Head and Neck.



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Triannual medical Journal - The official publication of the Hellenic Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. ISSN 1108-829​X, ISSN (electronic) 2241-5939
Hellenic Archives of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (HAOMS Journal) © 2021 by Hellenic Association for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery on behalf of HAOMS Journal's Authors is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    • Volume 23 >
      • HAOMS Vol.23, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2022) 3, Editorial
        • HAOMS (2022) 3, 159-169
        • HAOMS (2022) 3, 171-183
        • HAOMS (2022) 3, 185-192
        • HAOMS (2022) 3, 193-195
        • HAOMS (2022) 3, 197-199
        • HAOMS (2022) 3, 201-205
      • HAOMS Vol.23, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2022) 2, 87-109
        • HAOMS (2022) 2, 111-125
        • HAOMS (2022) 2, 127-131
        • HAOMS (2022) 2, 133-136
        • HAOMS (2022) 2, 137-140
        • HAOMS (2022) 2, 141-146
        • HAOMS (2022) 2, 147-152
      • HAOMS Vol.23, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2022) 1, 5-24
        • HAOMS (2022) 1, 25-33
        • HAOMS (2022) 1, 35-40
        • HAOMS (2022) 1, 41-44
        • HAOMS (2022) 1, 45-48
        • HAOMS (2022) 1, 73-80
        • Proceeding of the HAOMS 2022 Conference >
          • CONFLICT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS IN THE FIRST DIAGNOSES OF SKIN CANCER IN 2020: A SINGLE-CENTRE STUDY
          • MARSUPIALIZATION OF LARGE MANBILULAR RESIDUAL CYSTS. TWO CASE REPORTS.
          • PERI-IMPLANTITIS IN DENTAL IMPLANTS PLACED IN AUGMENTED BONE: A CASE REPORT.
          • SUBSEQUENT THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF MEMBRANE EXPOSURE AFTER GBR IN THE ANTERIOR MAXILLAE: A CASE REPORT
          • Estimation of recurrence rates with off-label use of 5% imiquimod as an adjuvant therapy after surgery or as a monotherapy in patients with lentigo maligna.
          • The effect of orthodontic treatment on the periodontal tissues
          • Root coverage techniques for gum recession
          • “THUNDER – LIKE” PLASTY FOR TWIN NASAL TIP DEFECTS. TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION AND INDICATIONS
          • GUIDED IMPLANT PLACEMENT ON EDENTULOUS MAXILLA TO AVOID DAMAGE TO ACCESSORY BRANCHES OF THE CANALIS SINUOSUS: A CASE REPORT
          • BΟΝΕ REGENERATION IN HEALTHY AND OSTEOPOROTIC CONDITIONS. PRECLINICAL EVIDENCE.
          • EVALUATING THE MINIMAL CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY-OF-LIFE QUESTIONNAIRES EORTC QLQ-C30 AND QLQ-HN35, IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS ACCORDING TO THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER.
          • AUTOLOGOUS BONE GRAFTS – INDICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
          • VERTICAL RIDGE AUGMENTATION IN THE POSTERIOR MANDIBLE – A CASE REPORT
          • RARE PRESENCE OF FOREIGN BODIES IN MAXILLARY SINUSES DUE TO DENTAL PROCEDURES; A RETROSPECTIVE CASE SERIES ANALYSIS OF TREATMENT.
          • A MAXILLARY LESION WITH A RARE DIAGNOSIS; A CASE REPORT OF EWING SARCOMA
          • MULTIPLE CERVICAL SPACES’ SECONDARY EMPHYSEMA CAUSED BY A MANDIBULAR ANGLE FRACTURE FROM ASSAULT, REPORT OF A CASE.
          • HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION WITH FREE VASCULARIZED FLAPS; OUR EXPERIENCE
          • REMODELLING OF THE SUPERFICIAL VASCULAR NETWORK OF SKIN FLAPS IN RATS, FOLLOWING A VASODILATORY CREAM APPLICATION
          • HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION WITH MAJOR REGIONAL FLAPS; WHAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TAUGHT US
          • SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MEDICATION RELATED OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW USING PRF
          • INTRAORAL LIPOMAS: REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND REPORT OF CLINICAL CASES
          • ALVEOLAR RIDGE PRESERVATION IN THE AESTHETIC ZONE.
          • SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ANKYLOSIS WITH COSTO- CHONDRAL GRAFT APPLICATION: CASE PRESENTATION
          • EAGLE SYNDROME: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. A LITERATURE REVIEW AND PRESENTATION OF CASES
          • HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RIDGE AUGMENTATION AND ITS TECHNIQUES
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INFLUENCED THE MANAGEMENT OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS? A SINGLE-CENTRE STUDY
          • PIEZOELECTRIC SURGERY VERSUS CONVENTIONAL ROTATORY BURS FOR SINUS LIFT SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS.
          • THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYSTS, A CASE SERIES IN ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT OF G. PAPANIKOLAOU HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI.
          • LARGE PERIOCULAR DEFECTS RECONSTRUCTION WITH AXIAL AND RANDOM PATTERN FLAPS. INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW-UP ON OCCASION OF 4 CASES
          • SUCCESSFUL PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-RISK ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEAD & NECK CANCER IN THE COVID ERA. OUR EXPERIENCE.
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INFLUENCED THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH CERVICOFACIAL INFECTIONS? A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
          • HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFFECTED THE PREVALENCE OF MAXILLOFACIAL FRACTURES? A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY
          • CERVICAL VAGUS NERVE SCHWANNOMA IN AN ADULT PATIENT: A CASE REPORT
          • PTERYGOID PLATE IMPLANTS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE ATROPHIC POSTERIOR MAXILLA: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND REPORT OF CASES.
          • HYBRID VERRUCUS CARCINOMA OF THE ORAL CAVITY: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
          • A COMPARISON OF GBR MEMBRANES
          • A RARE CASE OF CERVICAL CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA IN AN ADULT PATIENT
          • ΟSSEODENSIFICATION. A PROMISING NEW TECHNIQUE.
          • PERFORATION OF SINUS MEMBRANE DURING SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION: REPAIR WITH COLLAGEN MEMBRANE AND METHOD RELIABILITY
          • “LIP SHAVE” TECHNIQUE: LITERATURE REVIEW AND CASE PRESENTATION
          • IMPLANT PLACEMENT WITH SIMULTANEOUS SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A LARGE SINUS MUCOCELE: A CASE REPORT
          • Foundation of the posterior occlusal support of the osseointergrated prostheses on the remaining residual ridge.
          • Dental implants surgery and systematic diseases
          • Nasal reconstruction after skin cancer surgery; presentation of treatment modalities for medically compromised patients.
          • “STICKY TOOTH”. SOCKET PRESERVATION BY USING AN AUTOLOGOUS DENTINE GRAFT IN COMBINATION WITH PLASMA RICH FIBRIN. CASE REPORT AND A TWO YEARS FOLLOW UP.
          • Immunomodulatory effects of Nd:YAG (1064 nm) and diode laser (810 nm) wavelengths to LPS-challenged human gingival fibroblasts
          • Is aseptic bone necrosis a cause for early implant failure in patients with metal allergies? – A case report and literature review
          • CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF SAFESCRAPER® IN MAXILLARY SINUS FLOOR ELEVATION AND RIDGE AUGMENTATION
          • A novel crestal protocol for the application of denatured Albumin in minimally invasive Implantology and Sinus Piezosurgery - Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study
          • Lateral cephalometric changes and stability of BSSO versus IVRO for mandibular setback surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
          • BONE REGENERATION FOR DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT: A 5-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 358 CASES
    • Volume 22 >
      • HAOMS Vol.22, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2021) 1, 5-11
        • HAOMS (2021) 1, 13-17
        • HAOMS (2021) 1, 19-26
        • HAOMS (2021) 1, 27-36
        • HAOMS (2021) 1, 37-41
        • HAOMS (2021) 1, 43-48
      • HAOMS Vol.22, Issue 2 >
        • Editorial 2, 2021
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 57-72
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 73-85
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 87-100
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 101-108
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 109-117
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 119-124
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 125-128
        • HAOMS (2021) 2, 129-134
      • HAOMS Vol.22, Issue 3 >
        • Editorial 3, 2021
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 141-154
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 155-164
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 165-182
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 183-192
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 193-196
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 197-202
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 203-206
        • HAOMS (2021) 3, 207-212
    • Volume 21 >
      • HAOMS Vol.21, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2020) 1, 1-9
        • HAOMS (2020) 1, 11-24
        • HAOMS (2020) 1, 25-32
        • HAOMS (2020) 1, 33-42
      • HAOMS Vol 21, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2020) 2, 67-75
        • HAOMS (2020) 2, 77-83
        • HAOMS (2020) 2, 85-94
        • HAOMS (2020) 2, 95-102
      • HAOMS Vol 21, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2020) 3, 117-126
        • HAOMS (2020) 3, 127-133
        • HAOMS (2020) 3, 135-141
        • HAOMS (2020) 3, 143-159
    • Volume 20 >
      • HAOMS Vol.20, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2019) 1, 1-6
        • HAOMS (2019) 1, 7-11
        • HAOMS (2019) 1, 13-23
        • HAOMS (2019) 1, 25-36
      • HAOMS Vol.20, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2019) 2, 49-56
        • HAOMS (2019) 2, 57-64
        • HAOMS (2019) 2, 65-68
        • HAOMS (2019) 2, 69-68
      • HAOMS Vol.20, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2019) 3, 103-111
        • HAOMS (2019) 3, 113-117
        • HAOMS (2019) 3, 119-126
        • HAOMS (2019) 3, 127-132
    • Volume 19 >
      • Vol.19, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2018) 1, 3-10
        • HAOMS (2018) 1, 11-34
        • HAOMS (2018) 1, 35-42
        • HAOMS (2018) 1, 43-50
      • Vol.19, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2018) 2, 59-88
        • HAOMS (2018) 2, 89-104
        • HAOMS (2018) 2, 105-124
        • HAOMS (2018) 2, 125-138
      • Vol.19, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2018) 3, 151-157
        • HAOMS (2018) 3, 159-166
        • HAOMS (2018) 3, 167-182
        • HAOMS (2018) 3, 183-187
    • Volume 18 >
      • Vol.18, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2017) 1, 1-8
        • HAOMS (2017) 1, 9-19
        • HAOMS (2017) 1, 21-26
        • HAOMS (2017) 1, 27-36
      • Vol.18, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2017) 2, 47-56
        • HAOMS (2017) 2, 57-78
        • HAOMS (2017) 2, 79-90
        • HAOMS (2017) 2, 91-98
      • Vol.18, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2017) 3, 109-114
        • HAOMS (2017) 3, 115-128
        • HAOMS (2017) 3, 129-162
        • HAOMS (2017) 3, 163-168
    • Volume 17 >
      • Vol.17, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2016) 1, 5-11
        • HAOMS (2016) 1, 13-20
        • HAOMS (2016) 1, 21-26
        • HAOMS (2016) 1, 27-33
        • HAOMS (2016) 1, 35-42
      • Vol.17, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2016) 2, 49-62
        • HAOMS (2016) 2, 63-76
        • HAOMS (2016) 2, 77-87
        • HAOMS (2016) 2, 89-97
      • Vol.17, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2016) 3, 107-114
        • HAOMS (2016) 3, 115-124
        • HAOMS (2016) 3, 125-141
        • HAOMS (2016) 3, 143-156
    • Volume 16 >
      • Vol.16, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2015) 1, 3-10
        • HAOMS (2015) 1, 11-16
        • HAOMS (2015) 1, 17-22
        • HAOMS (2015) 1, 23-29
        • HAOMS (2015) 1, 31-42
      • Vol.16, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2015) 2, 49-56
        • HAOMS (2015) 2, 57-63
        • HAOMS (2015) 2, 63-70
        • HAOMS (2015) 2, 71-81
        • HAOMS (2015) 2, 83-96
      • Vol.16, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2015) 3, 103-118
        • HAOMS (2015) 3, 119-128
        • HAOMS (2015) 3, 129-136
        • HAOMS (2015) 3, 137-146
        • HAOMS (2015) 3, 147-166
    • Volume 15 >
      • Vol.15, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2014) 1, 1-10
        • HAOMS (2014) 1, 11-18
        • HAOMS (2014) 1, 19-25
        • HAOMS (2014) 1, 27-36
        • HAOMS (2014) 1, 37-43
      • Vol.15, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2014) 2, 51-58
        • HAOMS (2014) 2, 59-64
        • HAOMS (2014) 2, 65-76
        • HAOMS (2014) 2, 77-86
        • HAOMS (2014) 2, 87-100
      • Vol.15, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2014) 3, 107-120
        • HAOMS (2014) 3, 121-132
        • HAOMS (2014) 3, 133-139
        • HAOMS (2014) 3, 141-147
        • HAOMS (2014) 3, 149-158
    • Volume 14 >
      • Vol.14, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2013) 1, 1-14
        • HAOMS (2013) 1, 15-24
        • HAOMS (2013) 1, 25-33
        • HAOMS (2013) 1, 35-46
        • HAOMS (2013) 1, 47-52
      • Vol.14, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2013) 2, 63-74
        • HAOMS (2013) 2, 75-83
        • HAOMS (2013) 2, 85-95
        • HAOMS (2013) 2, 99-106
        • HAOMS (2013) 2, 107-112
        • HAOMS (2013) 2, 113-117
      • Vol.14, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2013) 3, 131-142
        • HAOMS (2013) 3, 143-152
        • HAOMS (2013) 3, 153-158
        • HAOMS (2013) 3, 159-168
        • HAOMS (2013) 3, 169-182
    • Volume 13 >
      • Vol.13, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2012) 1, 3-20
        • HAOMS (2012) 1, 21-32
        • HAOMS (2012) 1, 33-40
        • HAOMS (2012) 1, 41-48
        • HAOMS (2012) 1, 49-54
        • HAOMS (2012) 1, 55-61
      • Vol.13, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2012) 2, 71-81
        • HAOMS (2012) 2, 83-91
        • HAOMS (2012) 2, 93-98
        • HAOMS (2012) 2, 99-106
        • HAOMS (2012) 2, 107-114
        • HAOMS (2012) 2, 115-121
      • Vol.13, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2012) 3, 131-143
        • HAOMS (2012) 3, 145-150
        • HAOMS (2012) 3, 151-158
        • HAOMS (2012) 3, 159-166
        • HAOMS (2012) 3, 167-173
    • Volume 12 >
      • Vol.12, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2011) 1, 1-14
        • HAOMS (2011) 1, 15-25
        • HAOMS (2011) 1, 27-35
        • HAOMS (2011) 1, 37-43
        • HAOMS (2011) 1, 45-51
      • Vol.12, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2011) 2, 63-78
        • HAOMS (2011) 2, 79-92
        • HAOMS (2011) 2, 93-100
        • HAOMS (2011) 2, 101-111
        • HAOMS (2011) 2, 113-120
        • HAOMS (2011) 2, 121-127
      • Vol.12, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2011) 3, 141-154
        • HAOMS (2011) 3, 155-164
        • HAOMS (2011) 3, 165-178
        • HAOMS (2011) 3, 179-187
        • HAOMS (2011) 3, 189-193
    • Volume 11 >
      • Vol.11, Issue 1 >
        • HAOMS (2010) 1, 3-14
        • HAOMS (2010) 1, 15-24
        • HAOMS (2010) 1, 25-32
        • HAOMS (2010) 1, 33-37
        • HAOMS (2010) 1, 39-47
      • Vol.11, Issue 2 >
        • HAOMS (2010) 2, 57-68
        • HAOMS (2010) 2, 69-81
        • HAOMS (2010) 2, 83-90
        • HAOMS (2010) 2, 91-104
        • HAOMS (2010) 2, 105-111
      • Vol.11, Issue 3 >
        • HAOMS (2010) 3, 121-128
        • HAOMS (2010) 3, 129-139
        • HAOMS (2010) 3, 141-156
        • HAOMS (2010) 3, 157-166
        • HAOMS (2010) 3, 167-173
    • Volume 10 >
      • Vol.10, Issue 1
      • Vol.10, Issue 2
      • Vol.10, Issue 3
    • Volume 9 >
      • Vol.9, Issue 1
      • Vol.9, Issue 2
      • Vol.9, Issue 3
    • Volume 8
    • Volume 7 >
      • Vol.7, Issue 1
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      • Vol.7, Issue 3
      • Vol.7, Issue 4
    • Volume 6 >
      • Vol.6, Issue 1
    • Volume 5
    • Volume 4
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