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Anterolateral thigh skinfold thickness and the European head and neck cancer patient: a prospective study.
- Source :
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Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery [J Craniomaxillofac Surg] 2011 Mar; Vol. 39 (2), pp. 111-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Jul 01. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to objectively assess this widely recognised problem of the bulky adipocutaneous Anterolateral thigh flap in the European population that may have implications in the reconstruction of head and neck cancer patients. We report 50 cases that underwent specific prospective thigh skinfold thickness assessment as part of assessment of suitability for ALT flap reconstruction following cancer ablation. The null hypothesis was that thigh skinfold thickness and circumference in an oral cancer population do not differ significantly from published sino-Asian norms. This study confirms anthropometrically the suspicion that European thigh skinfold thickness in a head and neck cancer population is greater than sino-Asian comparators.<br /> (Copyright © 2010 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Analysis of Variance
Anthropometry
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Plastic Surgery Procedures standards
Skin anatomy & histology
Subcutaneous Fat anatomy & histology
Subcutaneous Fat surgery
Thigh surgery
White People statistics & numerical data
Head and Neck Neoplasms surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures methods
Skin Transplantation methods
Skinfold Thickness
Surgical Flaps statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-4119
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20579897
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcms.2010.05.007