RADIAL FOREARM TISSUE TRANSFER

Course overview

HE RADIAL FOREARM FREE FLAP (RFFF) HAS GAINED TREMENDOUS POPULARITY SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION IN 1978 AS A RECONSTRUCTIVE OPTION. THIS FLAP'S RELATIVE EASE OF HARVEST, PLIABLE TISSUE, AND RELIABLE ANATOMY MAKE IT A RECONSTRUCTIVE WORKHORSE MOST COMMONLY FOR DEFECTS OF THE HYPOPHARYNX, ORAL CAVITY, TOTAL PHARYNGOESOPHAGUS, AND SCALP. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEON IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO RADIAL FOREARM TISSUE TRANSFER RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HEAD AND NECK.