Gaukroger M C, Langdon J D, Whear N M, Zaki G A
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1994 Aug;23(4):205-8. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80371-6.
A method of closing the radial forearm free flap donor site defect with a defatted, full-thickness skin graft is described. Its advantages of improved patient mobilization, protection of tendons, and cosmesis are discussed with reference to 16 consecutive patients treated over a period of 1 year.