A comparison of the donor-site morbidity after using the prelaminated fasciomucosal flap and the fasciocutaneous radial forearm flap for intraoral reconstruction.

Since 1996 we have performed mucosal prelamination of the distal radial forearm flap for functional reconstruction of defects of the intraoral lining. This study was undertaken to demonstrate that the prelaminated fasciomucosal radial forearm flap can provide physiological oropharyngeal reconstruction with mucus-producing tissue, while avoiding the donor-site complications of the fasciocutaneous radial forearm flap. We examined the donor hand at least 6 months postoperatively in 20 patients after using a prelaminated fasciomucosal radial forearm flap and in 15 patients after harvesting a classical fasciocutaneous radial forearm flap.

The influence of the donor nerve on the function and morphology of a mimic muscle after cross innervation: an experimental study in rabbits.

In the present study we used the scutuloauricularis muscle in the rabbit to investigate the functional and morphometric alterations in the mimic-muscle system after cross-reinnervation. The scutuloauricularis muscle is the first experimental model that allows functional assessment of a mimic muscle by force measurements. A total of 36 rabbits were separated into three groups.