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To evaluate clinical outcomes of microvascular composite free flap transfers in oromandibular reconstruction and introduce a comprehensive defect classification scheme.

July 1, 1991Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Oromandibular Reconstruction Using Microvascular Composite Free Flaps: Report of 71 Cases and a New Classification Scheme for Bony, Soft-Tissue, and Neurologic Defects

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MUMark L. UrkenThyroid Head and Neck Cancer Foundation HWHubert WeinbergHarvard University CVChad D. VickeryBrigham Young University

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Case series reports a 94% flap success rate for microvascular composite oromandibular reconstruction in 71 patients, indicating reliable restoration across complex defects.

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To evaluate clinical outcomes of microvascular composite free flap transfers in oromandibular reconstruction and introduce a comprehensive defect classification scheme.
Reviewed 71 cases of oromandibular reconstruction using microvascular composite free tissue transfers.
Evaluated bone flap survival, dental rehabilitation with implant-borne prostheses (n=15), and primary inferior alveolar nerve repair with nerve grafts (n=16).
Formulated and applied a clinical classification system categorizing composite defects into bony, soft-tissue, and neurologic components.
Microvascular composite free flaps achieved an overall flap success rate of 94%.
Mandibular reconstruction using free vascularized bone flaps succeeded in 97% of patients.
Primary repair of inferior alveolar nerve discontinuity defects was executed in 16 patients, and 15 patients achieved rehabilitation with implant-borne dental prostheses.

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Urken et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a01388d7ac91c5d2a2d75b8 https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1991.01870190045010

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Case series reports a 94% flap success rate for microvascular composite oromandibular reconstruction in 71 patients, indicating reliable restoration across complex defects.

Oromandibular Reconstruction Using Microvascular Composite Free Flaps: Report of 71 Cases and a New Classification Scheme for Bony, Soft-Tissue, and Neurologic Defects

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