Published in:
01-03-2021 | Technical Note
Renovating the Old Fashion: The “Functional Technique” for Harvesting Pectoralis Major Muscle Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Authors:
Remo Accorona, Shadi Awny, Enrico Fazio, Aurel Nebiaj, Luca Calabrese
Published in:
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
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Issue 1/2021
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Abstract
Although free flaps are widely recognized as a gold standard, pectoralis major muscle flap (PMMF) still remains a valuable workhorse in head and neck reconstruction. The technique we describe in the present paper allows to harvesting the PMMF with an accurate and complete isolation of the pedicle, sparing the superior sternum–acromion muscular fibers.