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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
There is controversy in the literature regarding donor site morbidity following radial forearm flap harvesting. The aim of this study was to verify possible functional and aesthetic impairments at the donor site. Thirty-five patients who underwent maxillofacial reconstruction using radial forearm flap were asked to give their subjective assessment of the aesthetic outcome at the donor site and of postoperative hand function. They were also examined for trophic status; cold intolerance and tactile sensitivity of split-thickness skin graft, palm and finger pads; grip strength and finger-to-thumb pinch strength; range of movement for the wrist and finger joints; as well as functional hand testing. Slight impairments regarding hand strength and mobility were observed. However, due to their small extent they were of no clinical relevance, as shown by 85.7% of our patients displaying optimal functional hand testing values (80-100%), and 88.6% giving a positive subjective assessment (80-100%) of postoperative vs preoperative hand function. The results show that donor site morbidity following radial forearm flap harvesting is low.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0901-5027
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
42-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Cold Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Esthetics, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Finger Joint, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Fingers, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Forearm, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Hand, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Hand Strength, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Oral Surgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Patient Satisfaction, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Radial Artery, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Range of Motion, Articular, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Sensation, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Skin Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Surgical Flaps, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Touch, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:11289620-Wrist Joint
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Aesthetic and functional results of harvesting radial forearm flap, especially with regard to hand function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery, University of Technology Aachen, Germany. htoschka@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article