Grätz K W, Haers P E, Sailer H F
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1994 Dec;23(6 Pt 1):348-50. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80052-9.
In 42 patients, a hockey-stick incision was used as standard approach in unilateral neck dissection. This approach permits a good overview of all structures in the neck and allows en bloc resection with intraoral tumor removal. The incision does not interfere with simultaneous reconstruction by pedicled or free flaps, and results in a scar which is barely visible and easily covered.