Table 3.

Reported causes for free flap failure.

Reported cause of failure	Total No. of cases	Flap loss
		Partial failure N= 48	Total failure N= 54
Venous thrombosis	26	11	15
Infection	17	6	11
Arterial thrombosis	14	4	10
V + A thrombosis	8	5	3
Hematoma	4	4
Arterial spasm	2	1	1
Traumatic injury to flap	2		2
Anastomotic failure	2		2
Hemorrhage	1	1
Unknown	5		5
Not reported	21	16	5