1. Outcomes of Radial Forearm Free Flap Closure With Split-Thickness Skin Graft Versus Primary Closure.
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Mousa-Doust D, Dinur AB, Turkdogan S, Durham JS, Anderson D, and Prisman E
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Adult, Esthetics, Patient Satisfaction statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Plastic Surgery Procedures methods, Activities of Daily Living, Free Tissue Flaps, Skin Transplantation methods, Skin Transplantation adverse effects, Forearm surgery, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Cicatrix etiology, Cicatrix prevention & control
- Abstract
Background: This study compares patient-reported functional and aesthetic outcomes of split-thickness skin graft (STSG) versus hatchet flap closure of radial forearm free flap (RFFF) donor site., Methods: Patients with RFFF (2015-2020) were retrospectively identified. Those willing to participate in patient-reported outcomes (PRO) filled out Patient-Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) and Michigan Hand Outcome Questionnaire (MHOQ)., Results: 198 patients met our inclusion criteria and 81 participated in PRO. There was a higher rate of tendon exposure in STSG versus hatchet flap (11 vs. 1, p = 0.0019), but a lower rate of skin necrosis (5 vs. 16, p = 0.0190) and epidermolysis (1 vs. 12, p = 0.0028). Scar quality in STSG was superior to hatchet flap in all domains of POSAS. MHOQ scores were similar between both groups with no statistical difference in overall scores (p = 0.2165)., Conclusions: STSG appeared to have less compromise in activities of daily living, better satisfaction and improved scar quality than hatchet flap, but a higher rate of tendon exposure., Level of Evidence: 3 Laryngoscope, 134:4266-4273, 2024., (© 2024 The Author(s). The Laryngoscope published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.)
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- 2024
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