A modified supraclavicular artery island flap for reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial defects

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 138; no. 4; pp. 469 - 474
• Main Authors: Wang, Ruiyu, Shao, Tingru, Liu, Chundong, Zhang, Xiaogen, Lv, Xiaozhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2024

To overcome the limitation of the supraclavicular artery island flap (SCAIF), we describe a modified SCAIF which incorporates a portion of the upper trapezius and the superficial branch of the transverse cervical artery (TCA) for the reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial defects. The modified SCA...