ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Long-Term Donor Site Morbidity and Flap Perfusion Following Radial versus Ulnar Forearm Free Flap-A Randomized Controlled Prospective Clinical Trial.
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- Sensory Abnormalities and Pain in the Donor Sites of Radial Forearm and Fibula Free Flaps-A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Medical hyperspectral imaging: an updated review of technology advancements and biomedical applications.Journal of biomedical optics · 2026Pooled it
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- Expanding the Armamentarium of Donor Sites in Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The Impact of Transfer-Related Ischemia on Free Flap Metabolism and Electrolyte Homeostasis-A New In Vivo Experimental Approach in Pigs.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
This clinical prospective randomized controlled study aimed to investigate the differences between Radial (RFFF) and Ulnar (UFFF) Forearm Free Flap in terms of success, performance, and donor site morbidity. Thirty patients with reconstruction of the head and neck region were included. For the first time, this study assessed flap-perfusion characteristics, donor-site-wound-healing dynamics and hand perfusion using hyperspectral imaging. Further, subjective (Likert-scale, DASH-score) and objective (grip/pinch-strength) parameters of donor site morbidity were analysed. Postoperative follow-up was performed until 6 months after index surgery. With 100% of patients, RFFF and UFFF were equally successful. Compared to surrounding reference, UFFF revealed significant lower tissue oxygenation saturation (StO
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