Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique

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dc.contributor.authorvan Zyl, Ottie
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-16T12:00:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-16T12:00:19Z
dc.date.issued2025-10-31
dc.description.abstractThe 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).
dc.identifier.apacitationvan Zyl, O. (2025). Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Otorhinolaryngology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43587en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationvan Zyl, Ottie. (2025). "Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique." Lecture presented at ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43587en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationvan Zyl, O. 2025. <i>Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique</i> [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Otorhinolaryngology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43587en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Open Education Resource AU - van Zyl, Ottie AB - 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). DA - 2025-10-31 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - RFFF KW - Radical Free Forearm Flap KW - Osteoscutaneous Flap KW - Head and Neck Reconstruction KW - Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2025 T1 - Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique TI - Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43587 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/43587
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationvan Zyl O. Radial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique [OER]. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Division of Otorhinolaryngology; provided on lecture given 2026-07-16T12:00:19Z [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43587en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Otorhinolaryngology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectRFFF
dc.subjectRadical Free Forearm Flap
dc.subjectOsteoscutaneous Flap
dc.subjectHead and Neck Reconstruction
dc.subjectMicrovascular Free Tissue Transfer
dc.titleRadial Free Forearm Flap (RFFF): Surgical Technique
dc.typeOpen Education Resource
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