Journal Reviews

Anterolateral thigh cutaneous flap or radial forearm free flap for tongue defect reconstruction?

1 May 2017 | | Anterolateral thigh flap, Meta-analysis, Radial forearm flap, Tongue cancer, Tongue reconstructive complications

Free flap reconstruction is the gold standard in tongue reconstruction, aiming to restore function such as swallowing, cosmesis and speech. The anterolateral thigh cutaneous flap and the radial forearm free flap are among the most popular free flaps used for...