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J Reconstr Microsurg 1994; 10(5): 299-304
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006598
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© 1994 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

The Radial Forearm Flap: A Reconstructive Chameleon

Zahid B.M. Niazi, Neil R. McLean, Michael J.M. Black
  • Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Newcastle General Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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Accepted for publication 1994

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The authors present a ten-year series of consecutive one-stage reconstructions of defects following excision of malignant disease and of traumatic defects, using the radial forearm flap. Of the 155 radial forearm flaps performed, 144 were free flaps and 11 were pedicled flaps; 55 of the 144 free flaps were osteofasciocutaneous. Microvascular reconstructions with this versatile flap had a 98 percent success rate in this series.