Lateral Arm Free Flap: a Useful Flap in the Maxillo-facial Surgeon's Therapeutic Armory, Case Series

Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title:

Lateral Arm Free Flap: a Useful Flap in the Maxillo-facial Surgeon's Therapeutic Armory, Case Series

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06447610
• Other study ID #: lateral arm 1
• Status: Completed
• Start date: December 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: January 29, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: CHUV chirurgie orale et maxillofaciale
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Lateral arm free flap harvesting has been well described, it however remains underused compared to other free flaps such as radial forearm and anterolateral thigh free flap. Due to its easy harvesting, low donor site morbidity, versatility as well as useful possibilities of modifications it should be considered more often as valuable reconstruction option in head and neck defect. With this publication we want to describe the operative technique, illustrate it with postoperative pictures and describe the outcome with 8 of our cases operated at University Hospital In Lausanne, Switzerland. The aim of this study is to be a useful tool for young surgeons and demonstrate the advantages of this useful flap in head and neck reconstructions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 8
• Est. completion date: January 29, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 52 Years to 87 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• > 18 years old
• operated between 01 january 2021 and 12 december 2022
• lateral arm free flap operation for primary or secondary cervicofacial reconstruction
• written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• minor patients
• no written informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Reconstructive Surgery

Intervention

Procedure:
• Lateral arm free flap
In this study, we present a case series of 8 patients operated for a maxillo-facial defect with a lateral arm free flap.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	CHUV oral and maxillofacial surgery	Lausanne	Vaud

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
CHUV chirurgie orale et maxillofaciale

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Flap complication	Description of free flap outcome: revision, complete or partial survival	01.01.2021-12.01.2022
Secondary	Patient complication	general complcation such as cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic complcation	01.01.2021-12.01.2022
Secondary	oral food intke	days after surgery when oral food intake is allowed	01.01.2021-12.01.2022
Secondary	revision of anastomoses	secondary look for patency of anastomoses because of free flap suffering	01.01.2021-12.01.2022