In Response to Increasing pedicle reach with musculocutaneous perforator dissection in anterolateral thigh free flaps

The LaryngoscopeEarly View Letter to the Editor In Response to Increasing pedicle reach with musculocutaneous perforator dissection in anterolateral thigh free flaps Karolina A. Plonowska-Hirschfeld MD, Karolina A. Plonowska-Hirschfeld MD orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5779 UCSF Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorP. Daniel Knott MD, Corresponding Author P. Daniel Knott MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-8986-5961 Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Send correspondence to P. Daniel Knott, University of California-San Francisco, 2233 Post Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Karolina A. Plonowska-Hirschfeld MD, Karolina A. Plonowska-Hirschfeld MD orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5779 UCSF Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorP. Daniel Knott MD, Corresponding Author P. Daniel Knott MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-8986-5961 Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCSF Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Send correspondence to P. Daniel Knott, University of California-San Francisco, 2233 Post Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 24 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31113 Editor's Note: This Manuscript was accepted for publication on September 25, 2023. The authors have no funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1Shieh SJ, Chiu HY, Yu JC, Pan SC, Tsai ST, Shen CL. Free anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of head and neck defects following cancer ablation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000; 105(7): 2349-2357; discussion 2358–2360. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-200006000-00006. 2Haffey TM, Lamarre ED, Fritz MA. Auto flow-through technique for anterolateral thigh flaps. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2014; 16(2): 147-150. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamafacial.2013.2263. 3Kimata Y, Uchiyama K, Ebihara S, Nakatsuka T, Harii K. Anatomic variations and technical problems of the anterolateral thigh flap: a report of 74 cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998; 102(5): 1517-1523. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-199810000-00026. 4Maruccia M, Di Taranto G, Nicoli F, Ciudad P, Giudice G, Chen HC. Rectus femoris muscle necrosis: an underrated donor-site complication of free anterolateral thigh flap. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017; 70(7): 972-974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2017.03.007. 5Seth R, Manz RM, Dahan IJ, et al. Comprehensive analysis of the anterolateral thigh flap vascular anatomy. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2011; 13(5): 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1001/archfaci.2011.16. 6Chen SY, Lin WC, Deng SC, et al. Assessment of the perforators of anterolateral thigh flaps using 64-section multidetector computed tomographic angiography in head and neck cancer reconstruction. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2010; 36(10): 1004-1011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2010.07.005. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation