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Experiences with the sternocleidomastoid muscle and myocutaneous flaps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Rammohan Tiwari
Rammohan Tiwari*
Affiliation:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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R. M. Tiwari, M.S., F.R.C.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Free University HospitalDe Boelelaan 1117, Postbus 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Abstract

The use of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and musculocutaneous flaps in the reconstruction of defects arising after surgery for cancer of the head and neck has been a subject of some discussion.

Experience with these flaps over a ten year period from 1980 until 1989 is presented. Attention is drawn to the various types of flaps in vogue, their indications to date, benefits and drawbacks. A new reliable compound musculocutaneous flap developed by the author for use in defects of the skull base after total temporal bone excision is presented.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 315 - 321
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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