It can be used to replace large parts of the mouth and has the advantage that when it.
Floor of mouth radial forearm free flap.
The place of the free radial forearm flap incorporating vascularized hemiradius if necessary is described together with the anatomy operative technique and a review of seven cases.
A radial forearm free flap is one way of filling a hole which is left when a cancer has been removed.
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It can be used to replace large parts of the mouth and has the advantage that when it heals it.
Yang et al 1981 and ruyao song et al.
It is one of the most common ways of replacing tissue in the head and neck particularly after mouth cancers have been removed.
Due recognition of this proven work is confirmed in recent published work by chinese authors shaw 1981.
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It is one of the most common ways of replacing tissue in the head and neck particularly after mouth cancers have been removed.
A very common application is for reconstruction of hemiglossectomy defects in which case the radial forearm free flap effectively restores floor of mouth sulcular anatomy restores oral cavity volume and preserves mobility of the residual tongue thereby enhancing speech articulation quality fig.
A radial forearm free flap is one way of filling a hole which is left when a cancer has been removed.