Atlas of Regional and Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction

Download or read book Atlas of Regional and Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction written by Mark L. Urken and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Atlas depicts in a clear manner the use of regional skin, muscle and musculocutaneous flaps as well as donor sites from distant regions of the body where vascularized skin, muscle, bone, and nerves can be harvested and transferred to the head and neck. Otolaryngologists, plastic surgeons and general surgeons use both regional and free flaps to reconstruct damage to the head and neck caused by cancer and trauma. This Atlas provides the surgeon with techniques for mastering different donor sites needed to find solutions to virtually every reconstruction problem. It provides detailed descriptions of the anatomy and harvesting techniques of the major regional and free-flap donor sites currently employed in head and neck reconstruction.