Open AccessRenovating the Old Fashion: The “Functional Technique” for Harvesting Pectoralis Major Muscle Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Remo Accorona,
Shadi Awny,
Enrico Fazio,
Aurel Nebiaj,
Luca Calabrese
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-019-01319-5
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , oral and maxillofacial surgery , head and neck , plastic surgery , pectoralis major muscle , head (geology) , surgery , anatomy , geomorphology , geology
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.