Objective

  The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical features and therapeutic efficacy of intraoral defect reconstruction with thin anterolateral thigh flaps.

 Methods

 A total of 34 patients underwent simultaneous tumor resection and intraoral defect reconstruction with free thin anterolateral thigh flaps.

 Results

  There were 16 male and 18 female patients the ratio of males to females was 0.9:1 the mean age was 55.4 years. In these 34 patients, 26 flaps were musculocutaneous perforators (76.5%) and 8 flaps were septocutaneous perforators (23.5%). Partial loss of flap occurred in 2 patients (5.9%).

 Conclusions

 The free thin anterolateral thigh flap was the ideal soft tissue flap in intraoral defect reconstruction. This thin flap presents good functional results at the receiving site with the additional advantages of minimal donor-site morbidity and a high level of patient satisfaction.

 Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology

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