Comprehensive Oromandibular Reconstruction Utilizing an Anterolateral Thigh Free Tissue Transfer Flap and Tissue Engineering: Technical and Timing Considerations

Arshad Kaleem; James C Melville; Ramzey Tursun; Rabie M Shanti

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2021.05.033

Comprehensive Oromandibular Reconstruction Utilizing an Anterolateral Thigh Free Tissue Transfer Flap and Tissue Engineering: Technical and Timing Considerations

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Nov;79(11):2350-2354. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2021.05.033. Epub 2021 May 29.

Authors

Arshad Kaleem¹, James C Melville², Ramzey Tursun³, Rabie M Shanti⁴

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX.
³ Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
⁴ Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 34181906
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2021.05.033

Abstract

The present report describes the technical nuances involved in oromandibular reconstruction utilizing a soft tissue free flap and tissue engineering in a step wise fashion for complete oral rehabilitation.

MeSH terms

Free Tissue Flaps*
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Thigh / surgery
Tissue Engineering