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Table 10 Iliac crest flap

From: Complex reconstructions in head and neck cancer surgery: decision making

Flap size

Pedicle length

Pedicle diameter

Donor site morbidity

Patient's position

Special considerations

Skin:

-Length: 15 cm (10-20)cm

-Width: 10 cm (5-15 cm)

Bone:

-Lenght: 4 cm (3-8 cm)

-Width: 2 cm (1-3 cm)

-2 cm (1,5-3 cm)

-1,5 mm (0,8-2 mm)

-Subcutaneous seroma

-Sensory loss lateral thigh region

-Lymphedema of the lower extremity

-Abdominal wall hernia

-Supine position

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