Browsing by Subject "Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer"

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    Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique
    (2025-10-31) van Zyl, Ottie
    The radial free forearm flap (RFFF) was one of the first free tissue transfer flaps to be described. It has since become a work-horse for soft tissue replacement in head and neck cancer surgery, being commonly used to replace external skin and internal mucosal linings. It is an extremely versatile flap allowing intricate folding of the skin, using two or more skin paddles / islands, and incorporating vascularised tendon and/or bone (osteocutaneous flap).
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    Ulnar Forearm Free Flap (UFFF): Surgical Technique
    (2025-10-31) Hintze, Justin; Nagel, Thomas; Chang, Brent
    The ulnar forearm free flap (UFFF) is a fasciocutaneous free flap based on the ulnar artery. It was first described by Lovie et al. in 1984. It provides relatively thin tissue from the distal medial forearm. It shares many similarities with the radial forearm free flap (RFFF) but is used much less commonly for head and neck reconstruction.