Factors associated with skin graft take in fibula and radial forearm free flap donor sites.

Learning Objectives: Identify factors associated with skin graft take in fibula free flaps (FFF) and radial forearm free flaps (RFFF) donor sites.

Study Objectives: To determine which factors are associated with decreased skin graft take at the donor site in FFF and RFFF in head and neck patients.

Design: Retrospective Chart Review Case Series.

Tourniquet use and factors associated with hematoma formation in free tissue transfer.

Purpose: Our objective was to understand which variables are associated with hematoma formation at both the donor and recipient sites in head and neck free tissue transfer and if hematoma rates are affected by tourniquet use.

Methods: Patients were identified who underwent free tissue transfer at three institutions, specifically either a radial forearm free flap (RFFF) or a fibula free flap (FFF), between 2007 and 2017. Variables including use of tourniquet, anticoagulation, treatment factors, demographics, and post-operative factors were examined to see if they influenced hematoma formation at either the free tissue donor or recipient site.

Congenital aneurysm of the palmar digital artery: A case report and literature review.

Spontaneous arterial aneurysms of the hand are uncommon but are well-described in the adult population. In the pediatric population, however, congenital or true aneurysms of the hand are exceptionally rare. A case report and a literature review were performed for published cases of arterial aneurysms of the hand in the pediatric population.