Table 5.
Flap Techniques for Neck Reconstruction
| Technique | Publications, N | Additional Specified Modifications |
|---|---|---|
| Anterolateral thigh flap | 9 | Expanded, free, butterfly design |
| Scapular flap, parascapular flap, circumflex scapular flap | 9 | Expanded, island, free, bilobed |
| Transverse cervical artery flap, supraclavicular island flap, infraclavicular artery flap | 15 | Expanded |
| Cervical artery, cervicopectoral, occipitocervical, and cervicothoracic flap | 8 | Super-thin, expanded |
| Deltopectoral flap | 3 | Expanded |
| Trapezius flap | 5 | Fasciocutaneous, musculocutaneous, expanded, extended |
| Thoracodorsal artery perforator | 4 | Super-thin, expanded, free |
| Forehead flap | 2 | Island, expanded |
| Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap | 1 | Bipedicle, free |
| Lateral forearm flap | 3 | Free |
| Platysma flap | 1 | |
| Latissimus dorsi flap | 4 | Expanded, Free |
| Long-skin pedicled flap | 2 | |
| Groin flap | 4 | Free, expanded, bipedicle |
| Arterialized venous flap | 3 | Expanded |
| Tensor fascia lata flap | 2 | Free |
| Rectus femoris flap | 1 | Free |
| Medial thigh flap | 1 | Expanded, free |
| Anteromedial thigh flap | 1 | Free |
| Lateral leg perforator flap | 1 | Free |
| Chest flap | 1 | |
| V-Y flap | 2 | Reverse |
| Z-plasty, multi-z-plasty | 7 | Expanded, extended |
| Rhomboid flap | 1 | |
| Trapeze-flap | 3 | |
| Unspecified | 9 | Supercharged transpositional flap, fasciocutaneous flap, expanded, island, super-thin |