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Table 2 Overview of reported complication rates in PMMF

From: Evaluation of the pectoralis major flap for reconstructive head and neck surgery

Authors

Year of publication

Number of patients/flaps

Reported complication rate

McLean et al. [9]

2010

136 patients

139 flaps

13%

Ethier et al. [5]

2009

27 patients

44.4%

Milenovic et al. [10]

2006

500 patients

506 flaps

33%

El-Marakby [4]

2006

25 patients

26 flaps

60%

Vartanian et al. [12]

2004

371 patients

36.1%

Dedivitis and Guimaraes [3]

2002

17 patients

17 flaps

41.2%

Liu et al. [8]

2001

229 patients

244 flaps

35%

Zbar et al. [13]

1997

21 patients

24 flaps

44%

Ijsselstein et al. [6]

1996

224 patients

224 flaps

53%

Kroll et al. [7]

1990

168 flaps

63%

Shah et al. [11]

1990

217 patients

53%